Thomas Worthington Whittredge
Sunlight In The Forest
Estimate: 7.000 - 10.000 USD
Price realised: 46.875 USD
Price realised: 46.875 USD
Description
Thomas Worthington Whittredge
1820 - 1910
SUNLIGHT IN THE FOREST
signed W. Whittredge and dated 1887 (lower left)
oil on canvas
27 3/4 by 27 3/4 in.
70 by 70 cm.
Kenneth Lux Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above with funds from the Roger McCormick Fund by the present owner, 1981
1820 - 1910
SUNLIGHT IN THE FOREST
signed W. Whittredge and dated 1887 (lower left)
oil on canvas
27 3/4 by 27 3/4 in.
70 by 70 cm.
Kenneth Lux Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above with funds from the Roger McCormick Fund by the present owner, 1981
Artwork auctioned at four times the upper estimate price
The work Sunlight In The Forest by Worthington Whittredge was worth USD 46,875.00 (€ 34,482.12) to a buyer in October 2013. This price was achieved in the auction American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture at Sothebys in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 10,000.00 many times over. Admittedly, works by Worthington Whittredge have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Pine Cone Gatherers in November 2016 with an auction result of USD 360,500.00 (€ 340,801.66).
Kunstwerk zum Vierfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Sunlight In The Forest von Worthington Whittredge war einem Käufer im Oktober 2013 USD 46.875,00 (€ 34.482,12) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture bei Sothebys in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 10.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Worthington Whittredge auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Pine Cone Gatherers im November 2016 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 360.500,00 (€ 340.801,66).
Worthington Whittredge - Auction history
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