Andre Hambourg
Première de planches à voile dans l'estuaire de la Touques
Found at
Christies,
New York
Impressionist and Modern Day Sale Including Property from the John C. Whitehead Collection, Lot 1356
15. May - 15. May 2015
Impressionist and Modern Day Sale Including Property from the John C. Whitehead Collection, Lot 1356
15. May - 15. May 2015
Estimate: 18.000 - 25.000 USD
Price realised: 56.250 USD
Price realised: 56.250 USD
Description
signed and dated 'a. hambourg 1977' (lower right); signed with initials, dated, inscribed and titled 'a.h. en été 1977 grande "Premiere, de Planches à Voile dans l'estuaire de la Touques"' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
25 5/8 x 31 in. (65 x 81.3 cm.)
Painted in Touques in summer 1977
Wally Findlay Gallery, Beverly Hills (acquired from the artist). | Private collection, Beverly Hills (acquired from the above, August 1984). | Anon. sale, Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco, 14 May 2003, lot 1178. | Anon. sale, Bonhams, New York, 25 April 2012, lot 74. | Anon. sale, Tajan, Paris, 27 March 2013, lot 389. | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
oil on canvas
25 5/8 x 31 in. (65 x 81.3 cm.)
Painted in Touques in summer 1977
Wally Findlay Gallery, Beverly Hills (acquired from the artist). | Private collection, Beverly Hills (acquired from the above, August 1984). | Anon. sale, Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco, 14 May 2003, lot 1178. | Anon. sale, Bonhams, New York, 25 April 2012, lot 74. | Anon. sale, Tajan, Paris, 27 March 2013, lot 389. | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
A top price for André Hambourg
This artwork by André Hambourg achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in May 2015. In the Impressionist and Modern Day Sale Including Property from the John C. Whitehead Collection auction, the work Première de planches à voile dans l'estuaire de la Touques sold for USD 56,250.00 (€ 51,164.27) - well above the upper estimate of USD 25,000.00. This high result makes Première de planches à voile dans l'estuaire de la Touques the most expensive artwork by André Hambourg that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für André Hambourg
Dieses Kunstwerk von André Hambourg erzielte im Mai 2015 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Impressionist and Modern Day Sale Including Property from the John C. Whitehead Collection wurde die Arbeit Première de planches à voile dans l'estuaire de la Touques für USD 56.250,00 (€ 51.164,27) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 25.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Première de planches à voile dans l'estuaire de la Touques zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von André Hambourg, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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