Martin Johnson Heade

Apple Blossoms in a Nautilus Shell Vase

Found at Bonhams, Paris
American Art, Lot 72
25. May - 25. May 2023
Estimate: 120.000 - 180.000 USD
Price realised: 140.200 USD
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, MIAMI, FLORIDA
Martin Johnson Heade (1819-1904)
Apple Blossoms in a Nautilus Shell Vase
signed 'M. J. Heade' (lower left)
oil on canvas
21 x 17 in. (53.3 x 43.2 cm.)
Painted circa 1870-75.
Robert Brovaco Gallery, Montclair, New Jersey, by 1969. | Private collection, Florida. | Sale, Sotheby's, New York, November 30, 2005, lot 155. | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Auction result well in line with expectations

In May this year Bonhams in Paris held the auction American Art, which included the work Apple Blossoms in a Nautilus Shell Vase by Martin Johnson Heade. The price achieved of USD 140,200.00 (€ 131,593.77) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 120,000.00 – 180,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Martin Johnson Heade achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Great Florida Sunset in November 2015 with an auction result of USD 5,850,000.00 (€ 5,538,723.73).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Im Mai diesen Jahres führte Bonhams in Paris die Auktion American Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Apple Blossoms in a Nautilus Shell Vase von Martin Johnson Heade zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 140.200,00 (€ 131.593,77) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 120.000,00 – 180.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Martin Johnson Heade erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Great Florida Sunset im November 2015 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 5.850.000,00 (€ 5.538.723,73).

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