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- Three Montagnais Indian Birch Bark Wigwams, Point-Au-Pic, Murray Bay
William Raphael
Three Montagnais Indian Birch Bark Wigwams, Point-Au-Pic, Murray Bay
Estimate: 15.000 - 18.000 CAD
Price realised: 30.000 CAD
Price realised: 30.000 CAD
Description
William Raphael1833 - 1914
THREE MONTAGNAIS INDIAN BIRCH BARK WIGWAMS, POINT-AU-PIC, MURRAY BAY
signed and dated 1876 lower left
oil on canvas
31.2 by 49.3 cm.
12 1/4 by 19 3/8 in.
Private Collection, Surrey, United Kingdom
THREE MONTAGNAIS INDIAN BIRCH BARK WIGWAMS, POINT-AU-PIC, MURRAY BAY
signed and dated 1876 lower left
oil on canvas
31.2 by 49.3 cm.
12 1/4 by 19 3/8 in.
Private Collection, Surrey, United Kingdom
A top price for William Raphael
In November 2012 Sothebys in Toronto held the auction Important Canadian Art, which included the work Three Montagnais Indian Birch Bark Wigwams, Point-Au-Pic, Murray Bay by William Raphael. The »bidding war« ended at CAD 30,000.00 (€ 23,218.29), 67% above the upper estimate. This high result makes Three Montagnais Indian Birch Bark Wigwams, Point-Au-Pic, Murray Bay the most expensive artwork by William Raphael that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für William Raphael
Im November 2012 führte Sothebys in Toronto die Auktion Important Canadian Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Three Montagnais Indian Birch Bark Wigwams, Point-Au-Pic, Murray Bay von William Raphael zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von CAD 30.000,00 (€ 23.218,29) und damit 67% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Three Montagnais Indian Birch Bark Wigwams, Point-Au-Pic, Murray Bay zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von William Raphael, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.