Timothy O'Sullivan
'Ancient Ruins In The Cañon De Chelle, N. M.'
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
The Quillan Collection of Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Photographs, Lot 57
7. Apr - 7. Apr 2008
The Quillan Collection of Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Photographs, Lot 57
7. Apr - 7. Apr 2008
Estimate: 15.000 - 25.000 USD
Price realised: 91.000 USD
Price realised: 91.000 USD
Description
Timothy O'Sullivan
1840-1882
'ANCIENT RUINS IN THE CAÑON DE CHELLE, N. M.'
albumen print, on the two-toned Wheeler Survey mount, the photographer's credit, title, 'No. 10,' and survey information in letterpress on the mount, matted, 1873
10¾ by 7 7/8 in. (27.3 by 20 cm.)
Lunn Gallery, Washington, D. C. | Acquired from the above by Tartt Gallery, Washington, D. C., early 1980s | Acquired by the Quillan Company from the above, 1989
1840-1882
'ANCIENT RUINS IN THE CAÑON DE CHELLE, N. M.'
albumen print, on the two-toned Wheeler Survey mount, the photographer's credit, title, 'No. 10,' and survey information in letterpress on the mount, matted, 1873
10¾ by 7 7/8 in. (27.3 by 20 cm.)
Lunn Gallery, Washington, D. C. | Acquired from the above by Tartt Gallery, Washington, D. C., early 1980s | Acquired by the Quillan Company from the above, 1989
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work 'Ancient Ruins In The Cañon De Chelle, N. M.' by Timothy O'Sullivan was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in April 2008, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 25,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at USD 91,000.00 (€ 58,453.24). Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Timothy O'Sullivan; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot 'Ancient Ruins In The Cañon De Chelle, N.M.' sold at auction in April 2011 with the realized price of USD 134,500.00 (€ 90,749.61).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit 'Ancient Ruins In The Cañon De Chelle, N. M.' von Timothy O'Sullivan im April 2008 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 25.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 91.000,00 (€ 58.453,24) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Timothy O'Sullivan; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit 'Ancient Ruins In The Cañon De Chelle, N.M.' im April 2011 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 134.500,00 (€ 90.749,61).
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