William Henry Fox Talbot
William Henry Fox Talbot’S Gifts To His Sister: Horatia Gaisford’S Collection Of Photographs And Ephemera
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
50 Masterworks to Celebrate 50 Years of Sotheby’s Photographs, Lot 11
21. Apr - 21. Apr 2021
50 Masterworks to Celebrate 50 Years of Sotheby’s Photographs, Lot 11
21. Apr - 21. Apr 2021
Estimate: 300.000 - 500.000 USD
Price realised: 1.956.000 USD
Price realised: 1.956.000 USD
Description
William Henry Fox Talbot
1800 - 1877
William Henry Fox Talbot’s Gifts to his Sister: Horatia Gaisford’s Collection of Photographs and Ephemera
a group of 71 salt prints, several with manuscript captions in a contemporary hand in ink, two credited 'from nature H. F. T.' and 'H. F. Talbot,' likely by the photographer, and most with manuscript captions in a modern hand in pencil on the reverse; Horatia's Album, comprising 25 salt prints, most with manuscript captions in a contemporary hand in ink on the mount; an album comprising 32 salt prints, most with manuscript captions in a contempor
Various sizes to 7 ½ by 9 in. (19.1 by 22.9 cm.)
The photographs: gift of the photographer to his sister Henrietta Horatia Maria Gaisford (née Feilding), 1840s | The photographs, sketchbook, and music score: by family descent to the present owners
1800 - 1877
William Henry Fox Talbot’s Gifts to his Sister: Horatia Gaisford’s Collection of Photographs and Ephemera
a group of 71 salt prints, several with manuscript captions in a contemporary hand in ink, two credited 'from nature H. F. T.' and 'H. F. Talbot,' likely by the photographer, and most with manuscript captions in a modern hand in pencil on the reverse; Horatia's Album, comprising 25 salt prints, most with manuscript captions in a contemporary hand in ink on the mount; an album comprising 32 salt prints, most with manuscript captions in a contempor
Various sizes to 7 ½ by 9 in. (19.1 by 22.9 cm.)
The photographs: gift of the photographer to his sister Henrietta Horatia Maria Gaisford (née Feilding), 1840s | The photographs, sketchbook, and music score: by family descent to the present owners
A top price for William Henry Fox Talbot
The work William Henry Fox Talbot’S Gifts To His Sister: Horatia Gaisford’S Collection Of Photographs And Ephemera by William Henry Fox Talbot was worth USD 1,956,000.00 (€ 1,625,935.16) to a buyer in April 2021. This price was achieved in the auction 50 Masterworks to Celebrate 50 Years of Sotheby’s Photographs at Sothebys in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 500,000.00 many times over. This high result makes William Henry Fox Talbot’S Gifts To His Sister: Horatia Gaisford’S Collection Of Photographs And Ephemera the most expensive artwork by William Henry Fox Talbot that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für William Henry Fox Talbot
Die Arbeit William Henry Fox Talbot’S Gifts To His Sister: Horatia Gaisford’S Collection Of Photographs And Ephemera von William Henry Fox Talbot war einem Käufer im April 2021 USD 1.956.000,00 (€ 1.625.935,16) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion 50 Masterworks to Celebrate 50 Years of Sotheby’s Photographs bei Sothebys in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 500.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht William Henry Fox Talbot’S Gifts To His Sister: Horatia Gaisford’S Collection Of Photographs And Ephemera zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von William Henry Fox Talbot, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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