Martin Johnson Heade
The Great Florida Sunset
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
The Collection of A. Alfred Taubman: American Art, Lot 11
18. Nov - 18. Nov 2015
The Collection of A. Alfred Taubman: American Art, Lot 11
18. Nov - 18. Nov 2015
Estimate: 7.000.000 - 10.000.000 USD
Price realised: 5.850.000 USD
Price realised: 5.850.000 USD
Description
Martin Johnson Heade 1819 - 1904
THE GREAT FLORIDA SUNSET
Signed M.J. Heade and dated 1887 (lower right)
Oil on canvas
54 1/4 by 96 inches
(137.8 by 243.7 cm)
Henry Morrison Flagler, St. Augustine, Florida (commissioned from the artist) | Flagler System, Palm Beach, Florida | Flagler College, St. Augustine, Florida | Mrs. Flagler Matthews, Palm Beach, Florida | Sale: Sotheby's New York, May 25, 1988, lot 50, illustrated | Acquired at the above sale by A. Alfred Taubman
THE GREAT FLORIDA SUNSET
Signed M.J. Heade and dated 1887 (lower right)
Oil on canvas
54 1/4 by 96 inches
(137.8 by 243.7 cm)
Henry Morrison Flagler, St. Augustine, Florida (commissioned from the artist) | Flagler System, Palm Beach, Florida | Flagler College, St. Augustine, Florida | Mrs. Flagler Matthews, Palm Beach, Florida | Sale: Sotheby's New York, May 25, 1988, lot 50, illustrated | Acquired at the above sale by A. Alfred Taubman
Despite a disappointment, a good price for Martin Johnson Heade
This work of art by Martin Johnson Heade could be acquired at Sothebys in New York in November 2015 for an unexpectedly low price. In the The Collection of A. Alfred Taubman: American Art auction, the work The Great Florida Sunset changed hands for USD 5,850,000.00 (€ 5,538,723.73) - missing the lower end of the estimate range of USD 7,000,000.00 – 10,000,000.00. Despite this disappointing result, The Great Florida Sunset is the most expensive artwork by Martin Johnson Heade that we have observed at auction so far.
Trotz Enttäuschung ein guter Preis für Martin Johnson Heade
Dieses Kunstwerk von Martin Johnson Heade konnte im November 2015 bei Sothebys in New York für einen unerwartet niedrigen Preis ersteigert werden. In der Auktion The Collection of A. Alfred Taubman: American Art wechselte die Arbeit The Great Florida Sunset für USD 5.850.000,00 (€ 5.538.723,73) den Besitzer – und verfehlte damit das untere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 7.000.000,00 – 10.000.000,00. Trotz dieses enttäuschenden Ergebnisses ist The Great Florida Sunset das teuerste Kunstwerk von Martin Johnson Heade, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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