William Sidney Mount

Portrait of Ruth Hawkins

Found at Christies, New York
American Paintings, Furniture, Folk Art and Decorative Art, Lot 4
16. Jan - 16. Jan 2001
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 USD
Price realised: 2.820 USD
William Sidney Mount (1807-1868)
Portrait of Ruth Hawkins
inscribed 'Painted from Memory /by W.S. Mount/Portrait of Mrs. Ruth Hawkins/Aged 92 Years' (on stretcher)
oil on canvas
9¼ x 7½ in. (23.5 x 19.1 cm.)

Auction result misses estimated price range

When the work Portrait of Ruth Hawkins by William Sidney Mount was auctioned at Christies in New York in January 2001, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 5,000.00 – 7,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 2,820.00 (€ 3,029.65). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by William Sidney Mount achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Ramblers in May 2008 with an auction result of USD 2,281,000.00 (€ 1,465,938.30).

Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne

Als die Arbeit Portrait of Ruth Hawkins von William Sidney Mount im Januar 2001 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 5.000,00 – 7.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 2.820,00 (€ 3.029,65) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von William Sidney Mount erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Ramblers im Mai 2008 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 2.281.000,00 (€ 1.465.938,30).

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