Thomas Eakins
Study for a Portrait of Charles Fussell
Found at
Christies,
New York
Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture Including the Collection of Dr. Mark and Irene Kauffman, Lot 197
1. Mar - 1. Mar 2012
Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture Including the Collection of Dr. Mark and Irene Kauffman, Lot 197
1. Mar - 1. Mar 2012
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 USD
Price realised: 27.500 USD
Price realised: 27.500 USD
Description
Thomas Eakins (1844-1916)
Study for a Portrait of Charles Fussell
inscribed by another hand 'original sketch for/Portrait of Charles Fussell/By Thomas Eakins' (upper left)
oil on board
9½ x 7¼ in. (23.5 x 18.4 cm.)
Painted circa 1905.
Study for a Portrait of Charles Fussell
inscribed by another hand 'original sketch for/Portrait of Charles Fussell/By Thomas Eakins' (upper left)
oil on board
9½ x 7¼ in. (23.5 x 18.4 cm.)
Painted circa 1905.
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work Study for a Portrait of Charles Fussell by Thomas Eakins was auctioned at Christies in New York in March 2012, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 8,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at USD 27,500.00 (€ 20,623.97). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Thomas Eakins achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Cowboys in the Badlands in May 2003 with an auction result of USD 5,383,500.00 (€ 4,575,471.70).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Study for a Portrait of Charles Fussell von Thomas Eakins im März 2012 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 8.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 27.500,00 (€ 20.623,97) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Thomas Eakins erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Cowboys in the Badlands im Mai 2003 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 5.383.500,00 (€ 4.575.471,70).
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