Louis Agassiz Fuertes
Members of the Hawk Family
Found at
Christies,
New York
The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration, Lot 55
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2012
The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration, Lot 55
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2012
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 USD
Price realised: 7.500 USD
Price realised: 7.500 USD
Description
Louis Agassiz Fuertes (1874-1927)
Members of the Hawk Family
signed 'Louis/Agassiz/Fuertes.' (lower right) and inscribed (along the bottom edge)
watercolor and gouache on paper laid down on board
12½ x 9½ in. (31.8 x 24.1 cm.), image; 15½ x 12 in. (39.4 x 30.5 cm.), board
Members of the Hawk Family
signed 'Louis/Agassiz/Fuertes.' (lower right) and inscribed (along the bottom edge)
watercolor and gouache on paper laid down on board
12½ x 9½ in. (31.8 x 24.1 cm.), image; 15½ x 12 in. (39.4 x 30.5 cm.), board
Upper estimate price exceeded by 25 %.
The work Members of the Hawk Family by Louis Agassiz Fuertes was auctioned at Christies in New York in December 2012. It achieved a price of USD 7,500.00 (€ 5,687.85), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 25%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Louis Agassiz Fuertes - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Five Depictions of Shore Birds and Ducks, which sold at auction in September last year for USD 16,575.00 (€ 16,942.66).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 25 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Members of the Hawk Family von Louis Agassiz Fuertes kam im Dezember 2012 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 7.500,00 (€ 5.687,85) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 25%. Für andere Arbeiten von Louis Agassiz Fuertes mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Five Depictions of Shore Birds and Ducks beobachtet, die im September letzten Jahres für USD 16.575,00 (€ 16.942,66) versteigert wurde.
Louis Agassiz Fuertes - Auction history
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