John Henry Mohrmann

The Spanish auxiliary steamer Gravina bound for a Belgian port

Found at Christies, London
Boulle to Jansen: An Important Private European Collection, Lot 530
11. Jun - 12. Jun 2003
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.500 GBP
Price realised: 3.824 GBP
John Henry Mohrmann (1857-1916)
The Spanish auxiliary steamer Gravina bound for a Belgian port
signed and dated 'H. Mohrmann/1894' (lower right)
oil on canvas
23½ x 39½ in. (59.7 x 100.3 cm)

Upper estimate price exceeded by 53 %.

The work The Spanish auxiliary steamer Gravina bound for a Belgian port by John Henry Mohrmann was auctioned at Christies in London in June 2003. It achieved a price of GBP 3,824.00 (€ 5,495.30), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 53%. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by John Henry Mohrmann; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot The British-registered steamer Anglo-Indian outward bound for Argentina sold at auction in February 2004 with the realized price of USD 8,365.00 (€ 6,723.74).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 53 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit The Spanish auxiliary steamer Gravina bound for a Belgian port von John Henry Mohrmann kam im Juni 2003 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 3.824,00 (€ 5.495,30) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 53%. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von John Henry Mohrmann; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit The British-registered steamer Anglo-Indian outward bound for Argentina im Februar 2004 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 8.365,00 (€ 6.723,74).

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