John James Audubon
"Columbia Jay," Actually Black-Throated Magpie Jay
Found at
Christies,
New York
The Private Collection of William S. Reese: Part Two, Lot 113
26. May - 26. May 2022
The Private Collection of William S. Reese: Part Two, Lot 113
26. May - 26. May 2022
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
"Columbia Jay," actually Black-throated Magpie Jay
John James Audubon, 1830
AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES (1785-1851), after. – HAVELL, Robert (1793-1878).
Columbia Jay (Plate 96)
Garrulus Ultramarinus
Variant 1. "The skins from which Audubon painted these birds were given him by a correspondent who said they had been collected on the Columbia River in Oregon. This could not have been true. The species is Mexican. The only sighting in the United States was a bird in an Arizona feeder, which the American Ornithologists' Union says was an escape. Although it doesn't belong in The Birds of America, it is a pleasure to have it because it is so beautiful" (Low p. 84). The current name of this species is the Black-throated Magpie Jay.
Engraving with hand-coloring, etching, and aquatint, dated 1830, with narrow margins. Plate size 940 x 638 mm (952 x 646 mm sheet). (Part and plate numbering effaced at top, very slight mat shadow, couple of stray spots. hinged to mat board at top and bottom.) Matted and framed.
John James Audubon, 1830
AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES (1785-1851), after. – HAVELL, Robert (1793-1878).
Columbia Jay (Plate 96)
Garrulus Ultramarinus
Variant 1. "The skins from which Audubon painted these birds were given him by a correspondent who said they had been collected on the Columbia River in Oregon. This could not have been true. The species is Mexican. The only sighting in the United States was a bird in an Arizona feeder, which the American Ornithologists' Union says was an escape. Although it doesn't belong in The Birds of America, it is a pleasure to have it because it is so beautiful" (Low p. 84). The current name of this species is the Black-throated Magpie Jay.
Engraving with hand-coloring, etching, and aquatint, dated 1830, with narrow margins. Plate size 940 x 638 mm (952 x 646 mm sheet). (Part and plate numbering effaced at top, very slight mat shadow, couple of stray spots. hinged to mat board at top and bottom.) Matted and framed.
Auction result well in line with expectations
In May this year Christies in New York held the auction The Private Collection of William S. Reese: Part Two, which included the work "Columbia Jay," Actually Black-Throated Magpie Jay by John James Audubon. It changed hands for a price of USD 27,720 (€ 25,832) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of USD 20,000 - 30,000. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by John James Audubon achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work in June 2018 with an auction result of USD 9,650,000 (€ 8,264,109).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Mai diesen Jahres führte Christies in New York die Auktion The Private Collection of William S. Reese: Part Two durch, in der auch die Arbeit "Columbia Jay," Actually Black-Throated Magpie Jay von John James Audubon zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von USD 27.720 (€ 25.832) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 20.000 – 30.000. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von John James Audubon erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit im Juni 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 9.650.000 (€ 8.264.109).
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