Joseph Uphues
Hercules and the Stymphalian Bird
Found at
Christies,
London
THE FORBES COLLECTION OF VICTORIAN PICTURES AND WORKS OF ART, Lot 279
19. Feb - 19. Feb 2003
THE FORBES COLLECTION OF VICTORIAN PICTURES AND WORKS OF ART, Lot 279
19. Feb - 19. Feb 2003
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Joseph Uphues (German, 1850-1911)
Hercules and the Stymphalian Bird
bronze, Hercules poised on tiptoe, looking upwards, taking aim with a bow, on an oval base signed to the top 'J.Uphues' and inscribed to the side with the foundry mark 'Akt-Ges-v-Gladenbeck, u Sohn D. 577', on a rectangular marble socle
23¾ in. (60 cm.) high
Hercules and the Stymphalian Bird
bronze, Hercules poised on tiptoe, looking upwards, taking aim with a bow, on an oval base signed to the top 'J.Uphues' and inscribed to the side with the foundry mark 'Akt-Ges-v-Gladenbeck, u Sohn D. 577', on a rectangular marble socle
23¾ in. (60 cm.) high
A top price for Joseph Uphues
This artwork by Joseph Uphues achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in February 2003. In the THE FORBES COLLECTION OF VICTORIAN PICTURES AND WORKS OF ART auction, the work Hercules and the Stymphalian Bird sold for GBP 4,541.00 (€ 6,629.72) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 2,000.00. This high result makes Hercules and the Stymphalian Bird the most expensive artwork by Joseph Uphues that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Joseph Uphues
Dieses Kunstwerk von Joseph Uphues erzielte im Februar 2003 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion THE FORBES COLLECTION OF VICTORIAN PICTURES AND WORKS OF ART wurde die Arbeit Hercules and the Stymphalian Bird für GBP 4.541,00 (€ 6.629,72) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 2.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Hercules and the Stymphalian Bird zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Joseph Uphues, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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