Thomas Cole
Catskill Mountain House
Found at
Christies,
New York
Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 14
4. Dec - 4. Dec 2003
Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 14
4. Dec - 4. Dec 2003
Estimate: 400.000 - 600.000 USD
Price realised: 1.463.500 USD
Price realised: 1.463.500 USD
Description
Thomas Cole (1801-1848)
Catskill Mountain House
signed with initials 'TC' (lower center)
oil on canvas
15 x 23¼ in. (38.1 x 59.1 cm.)
Painted circa 1845-47.
Catskill Mountain House
signed with initials 'TC' (lower center)
oil on canvas
15 x 23¼ in. (38.1 x 59.1 cm.)
Painted circa 1845-47.
A top price for Thomas Cole
This artwork by Thomas Cole achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in December 2003. In the Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture auction, the work Catskill Mountain House sold for USD 1,463,500.00 (€ 1,161,784.55) - well above the upper estimate of USD 600,000.00. This high result makes Catskill Mountain House the most expensive artwork by Thomas Cole that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Thomas Cole
Dieses Kunstwerk von Thomas Cole erzielte im Dezember 2003 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture wurde die Arbeit Catskill Mountain House für USD 1.463.500,00 (€ 1.161.784,55) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 600.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Catskill Mountain House zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Thomas Cole, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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