Thomas Birch
The Battery And Harbor, New York
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, Lot 28
3. Dec - 3. Dec 2008
American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, Lot 28
3. Dec - 3. Dec 2008
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Thomas Birch1779-1851
THE BATTERY AND HARBOR, NEW YORK
signed Tho. Birch, New York, l.l.
oil on canvas
28 3/4 by 40 3/4 in.
(73 by 103.5 cm)
Painted in 1811.
Russell W. Thorpe, New York | Mr. and Mrs. Wayne W. Johnson, New York (sold: Sotheby's, New York, December 6, 1984, lot 14, illustrated in color) | Alexander Gallery, New York (acquired at the above sale) | Sale: Christie's, New York, May 23, 1996, lot 5, illustrated in color | Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
THE BATTERY AND HARBOR, NEW YORK
signed Tho. Birch, New York, l.l.
oil on canvas
28 3/4 by 40 3/4 in.
(73 by 103.5 cm)
Painted in 1811.
Russell W. Thorpe, New York | Mr. and Mrs. Wayne W. Johnson, New York (sold: Sotheby's, New York, December 6, 1984, lot 14, illustrated in color) | Alexander Gallery, New York (acquired at the above sale) | Sale: Christie's, New York, May 23, 1996, lot 5, illustrated in color | Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
A top price for Thomas Birch - as previously expected
The work The Battery And Harbor, New York by Thomas Birch was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in December 2008. The price achieved of USD 482,500.00 (€ 346,648.47) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 400,000.00 – 600,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, The Battery And Harbor, New York is the most expensive artwork by Thomas Birch that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Die Arbeit The Battery And Harbor, New York von Thomas Birch kam im Dezember 2008 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 482.500,00 (€ 346.648,47) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 400.000,00 – 600.000,00 angegeben worden. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist The Battery And Harbor, New York das teuerste Kunstwerk von Thomas Birch, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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