William Charles Piguenit
On the 'Break-O'-Day' Plains, Tasmania (Sunset after a storm), 1895
Found at
Christies,
Melbourne
THE ESTATE OF THE LATE FREDERICK D. BLADIN, Lot 28
2. Apr - 2. Apr 2003
THE ESTATE OF THE LATE FREDERICK D. BLADIN, Lot 28
2. Apr - 2. Apr 2003
Estimate: 60.000 - 80.000 AUD
Price realised: 70.500 AUD
Price realised: 70.500 AUD
Description
WILLIAM CHARLES PIGUENIT (1836-1914)
On the 'Break-O'-Day' Plains, Tasmania (Sunset after a storm), 1895
signed 'W C PIGUENIT' (lower left); dated and titled 'Break O'Day Plains/Tas 1895' on plaque (affixed to the front); titled 'THE BREAK O'DAY PLAINS, TASMANIA' on label (affixed to the reverse)
oil on canvas
74.5 x 125.5 cm
On the 'Break-O'-Day' Plains, Tasmania (Sunset after a storm), 1895
signed 'W C PIGUENIT' (lower left); dated and titled 'Break O'Day Plains/Tas 1895' on plaque (affixed to the front); titled 'THE BREAK O'DAY PLAINS, TASMANIA' on label (affixed to the reverse)
oil on canvas
74.5 x 125.5 cm
A top price for William Charles Piguenit - as previously expected
The work On the 'Break-O'-Day' Plains, Tasmania (Sunset after a storm), 1895 by William Charles Piguenit was sold in the THE ESTATE OF THE LATE FREDERICK D. BLADIN auction at Christies in Melbourne in April 2003. The price achieved of AUD 70,500.00 (€ 35,950.41) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as AUD 60,000.00 – 80,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, On the 'Break-O'-Day' Plains, Tasmania (Sunset after a storm), 1895 is the most expensive artwork by William Charles Piguenit that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Die Arbeit On the 'Break-O'-Day' Plains, Tasmania (Sunset after a storm), 1895 von William Charles Piguenit wurde im April 2003 in der Auktion THE ESTATE OF THE LATE FREDERICK D. BLADIN bei Christies in Melbourne versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von AUD 70.500,00 (€ 35.950,41) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit AUD 60.000,00 – 80.000,00 angegeben worden. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist On the 'Break-O'-Day' Plains, Tasmania (Sunset after a storm), 1895 das teuerste Kunstwerk von William Charles Piguenit, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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