Thomas Sully
General Jackson After the Battle of New Orleans
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
American Art, Lot 22
11. Dec - 11. Dec 2020
American Art, Lot 22
11. Dec - 11. Dec 2020
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
The Passion of American Collectors:
Property of Barbara and Ira Lipman
Thomas Sully
1783 - 1872
General Jackson After the Battle of New Orleans
signed with monogrammed initials TS, dated 1870 and titled General Jackson after the Battle of New Orleans, from a former sketch (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
25 1/2 by 16 1/2 inches
(64.8 by 41.9 cm)
Mrs. Albert Sully, Brooklyn, New York (wife of Dr. Albert Sully, the artist's grandson) | Clendenin J. Ryan, New York, circa 1950 | Private collection, 1991 (by descent; sold: Sotheby's, New York, May 21, 2003, lot 204) | Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Property of Barbara and Ira Lipman
Thomas Sully
1783 - 1872
General Jackson After the Battle of New Orleans
signed with monogrammed initials TS, dated 1870 and titled General Jackson after the Battle of New Orleans, from a former sketch (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
25 1/2 by 16 1/2 inches
(64.8 by 41.9 cm)
Mrs. Albert Sully, Brooklyn, New York (wife of Dr. Albert Sully, the artist's grandson) | Clendenin J. Ryan, New York, circa 1950 | Private collection, 1991 (by descent; sold: Sotheby's, New York, May 21, 2003, lot 204) | Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Upper estimate price exceeded by 89 %.
This artwork by Thomas Sully achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in December 2020. In the American Art auction, the work General Jackson After the Battle of New Orleans sold for USD 94,500.00 (€ 77,269.01) - well above the upper estimate of USD 50,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Thomas Sully - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Portrait of Thomas Jefferson, which sold at auction in May 2003 for USD 209,100.00 (€ 177,715.45).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 89 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Thomas Sully erzielte im Dezember 2020 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion American Art wurde die Arbeit General Jackson After the Battle of New Orleans für USD 94.500,00 (€ 77.269,01) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 50.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Thomas Sully mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Portrait of Thomas Jefferson beobachtet, die im Mai 2003 für USD 209.100,00 (€ 177.715,45) versteigert wurde.
Thomas Sully - Auction history
