Thomas Worthington Whittredge
Evening Along The Platte River
Estimate: 50.000 - 70.000 USD
Price realised: 100.000 USD
Price realised: 100.000 USD
Description
Thomas Worthington Whittredge
1820 - 1910
EVENING ALONG THE PLATTE RIVER
signed W. Whittredge (lower right)
oil on canvas
12 1/2 by 24 1/2 inches
(31.7 by 62.2 cm)
Acquired by descent from the grandparents of the present owners
1820 - 1910
EVENING ALONG THE PLATTE RIVER
signed W. Whittredge (lower right)
oil on canvas
12 1/2 by 24 1/2 inches
(31.7 by 62.2 cm)
Acquired by descent from the grandparents of the present owners
Upper estimate price exceeded by 43 %.
The work Evening Along The Platte River by Worthington Whittredge was sold in the American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture auction at Sothebys in New York in April 2015. It achieved a price of USD 100,000.00 (€ 89,589.68), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 43%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Worthington Whittredge - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The Pine Cone Gatherers, which sold at auction in November 2016 for USD 360,500.00 (€ 340,801.66).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 43 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Evening Along The Platte River von Worthington Whittredge wurde im April 2015 in der Auktion American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 100.000,00 (€ 89.589,68) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 43%. Für andere Arbeiten von Worthington Whittredge mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The Pine Cone Gatherers beobachtet, die im November 2016 für USD 360.500,00 (€ 340.801,66) versteigert wurde.
Worthington Whittredge - Auction history
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