Thomas Birch
Philadelphia From The Delaware River
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 USD
Price realised: 217.000 USD
Price realised: 217.000 USD
Description
Thomas Birch1779-1851
PHILADELPHIA FROM THE DELAWARE RIVER
inscribed City front Philadelphia Penna Delaware River Old Navy Yard in distance on the stretcher, and inscribed Philad Pa Cityfront--Delaware river old Navy yard on the reverse
oil on canvas
18 by 27 1/4 in.
(45.7 by 69.2 cm)
Painted circa 1840.
E. L. Fisher, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA FROM THE DELAWARE RIVER
inscribed City front Philadelphia Penna Delaware River Old Navy Yard in distance on the stretcher, and inscribed Philad Pa Cityfront--Delaware river old Navy yard on the reverse
oil on canvas
18 by 27 1/4 in.
(45.7 by 69.2 cm)
Painted circa 1840.
E. L. Fisher, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Upper estimate price exceeded by 81 %.
This artwork by Thomas Birch achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in May 2008. In the American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture auction, the work Philadelphia From The Delaware River sold for USD 217,000.00 (€ 139,460.15) - well above the upper estimate of USD 120,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Thomas Birch - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The Battery And Harbor, New York, which sold at auction in December 2008 for USD 482,500.00 (€ 346,648.47).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 81 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Thomas Birch erzielte im Mai 2008 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture wurde die Arbeit Philadelphia From The Delaware River für USD 217.000,00 (€ 139.460,15) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 120.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Thomas Birch mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The Battery And Harbor, New York beobachtet, die im Dezember 2008 für USD 482.500,00 (€ 346.648,47) versteigert wurde.
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