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John Martin
Palestine
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries, Lot 61
25. Jan - 26. Jan 2022
Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries, Lot 61
25. Jan - 26. Jan 2022
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Property of a lady
John Martin
Hexham, Northumberland 1789 - 1854 Isle of Man
Palestine
Watercolor over traces of pencil, heightened with scratching out;
signed lower right: J. Martin. 1840
273 by 223 mm; 10⅝ by 8¾ in.
Sale, London, Sotheby's, 8 July 1982, lot 69; | where acquired by the present owner and her late husband
John Martin
Hexham, Northumberland 1789 - 1854 Isle of Man
Palestine
Watercolor over traces of pencil, heightened with scratching out;
signed lower right: J. Martin. 1840
273 by 223 mm; 10⅝ by 8¾ in.
Sale, London, Sotheby's, 8 July 1982, lot 69; | where acquired by the present owner and her late husband
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Palestine by John Martin was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in January last year, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 8,000.00 – 12,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 6,930.00 (€ 6,180.88). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by John Martin achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Celestial City And The River Of Bliss in July 2015 with an auction result of GBP 2,725,000.00 (€ 3,863,134.75).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Palestine von John Martin im Januar letzten Jahres bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 8.000,00 – 12.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 6.930,00 (€ 6.180,88) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von John Martin erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Celestial City And The River Of Bliss im Juli 2015 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 2.725.000,00 (€ 3.863.134,75).
