Solon Hannibal Borglum
Sioux Indian Buffalo Dancer
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, Lot 37
21. May - 21. May 2009
American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, Lot 37
21. May - 21. May 2009
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Solon Hannibal Borglum1868 - 1922
SIOUX INDIAN BUFFALO DANCER
inscribed Solon Borglum © on the base
bronze, dark brown patina on a 23 1/2 in. wooden base
Height: 28 1/2 in.
(72.4 cm)
Carl Buckland (the Borglum family attorney) | Gallery of the Masters, St. Louis, Missouri | Sydney Melville Shoenberg, Jr., 1990 (acquired from the above; sold: Sotheby's, New York, May 22, 2002, lot 204, illustrated in color) | Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
SIOUX INDIAN BUFFALO DANCER
inscribed Solon Borglum © on the base
bronze, dark brown patina on a 23 1/2 in. wooden base
Height: 28 1/2 in.
(72.4 cm)
Carl Buckland (the Borglum family attorney) | Gallery of the Masters, St. Louis, Missouri | Sydney Melville Shoenberg, Jr., 1990 (acquired from the above; sold: Sotheby's, New York, May 22, 2002, lot 204, illustrated in color) | Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
A top price for Solon Hannibal Borglum - as previously expected
The work Sioux Indian Buffalo Dancer by Solon Hannibal Borglum was sold in the American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture auction at Sothebys in New York in May 2009. The price achieved of USD 37,500.00 (€ 26,546.79) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 30,000.00 – 50,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Sioux Indian Buffalo Dancer is the most expensive artwork by Solon Hannibal Borglum that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Die Arbeit Sioux Indian Buffalo Dancer von Solon Hannibal Borglum wurde im Mai 2009 in der Auktion American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 37.500,00 (€ 26.546,79) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 30.000,00 – 50.000,00 angegeben worden. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Sioux Indian Buffalo Dancer das teuerste Kunstwerk von Solon Hannibal Borglum, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Solon Hannibal Borglum - Auction history
