William Michael Harnett
Still Life with New York Herald, Beer Stein and Pipe
Estimate: 60.000 - 80.000 USD
Price realised: 75.000 USD
Price realised: 75.000 USD
Description
signed with initials in monogram and dated 'WMHarnett/1879' (lower left)
oil on canvas
14 ¼ x 12 ¼ in. (36.2 x 31.8 in.)
Painted in 1879.
The artist. | Daniel and Rebecca Nevitt, Florissant, Colorado, 1880. | Guy P. Nevitt, Los Angeles, California, by descent. | Mate Wales Nevitt, Los Angeles, California, wife of the above, until 1957. | Sotheby’s, New York, 22 October 1982, lot 56. | Montgomery Gallery, San Francisco, California. | Acquired by the late owner from the above, 1985.
oil on canvas
14 ¼ x 12 ¼ in. (36.2 x 31.8 in.)
Painted in 1879.
The artist. | Daniel and Rebecca Nevitt, Florissant, Colorado, 1880. | Guy P. Nevitt, Los Angeles, California, by descent. | Mate Wales Nevitt, Los Angeles, California, wife of the above, until 1957. | Sotheby’s, New York, 22 October 1982, lot 56. | Montgomery Gallery, San Francisco, California. | Acquired by the late owner from the above, 1985.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Still Life with New York Herald, Beer Stein and Pipe by William Michael Harnett was auctioned at Christies in New York in November 2017. It changed hands for a price of USD 75,000.00 (€ 63,035.80) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of USD 60,000.00 – 80,000.00. Admittedly, works by William Michael Harnett have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Still Life With Violin in November 2019 with an auction result of USD 500,000.00 (€ 453,761.68).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Still Life with New York Herald, Beer Stein and Pipe von William Michael Harnett kam im November 2017 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von USD 75.000,00 (€ 63.035,80) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 60.000,00 – 80.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von William Michael Harnett auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Still Life With Violin im November 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 500.000,00 (€ 453.761,68).
William Michael Harnett - Auction history
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