Edwin Austin Abbey
With pride upon her brown
Found at
Christies,
New York
The Scholars Eye: Property from the Julius Held Collection Part II, Lot 337
30. Jan - 30. Jan 2009
The Scholars Eye: Property from the Julius Held Collection Part II, Lot 337
30. Jan - 30. Jan 2009
Estimate: 700 - 900 USD
Price realised: 2.125 USD
Price realised: 2.125 USD
Description
Edwin Austin Abbey (Philadelphia 1852-1911 London)
With pride upon her brown
signed 'E.A.Abbey'
black chalk, pen and black ink, grey wash, heightened with white
17 x 25¾ in. (432 x 654 mm.)
With pride upon her brown
signed 'E.A.Abbey'
black chalk, pen and black ink, grey wash, heightened with white
17 x 25¾ in. (432 x 654 mm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Edwin Austin Abbey achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in January 2009. In the The Scholars Eye: Property from the Julius Held Collection Part II auction, the work With pride upon her brown sold for USD 2,125.00 (€ 1,659.64) - well above the upper estimate of USD 900.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Edwin Austin Abbey - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Woman In White, which sold at auction in March 2009 for USD 8,125.00 (€ 6,126.99).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Edwin Austin Abbey erzielte im Januar 2009 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The Scholars Eye: Property from the Julius Held Collection Part II wurde die Arbeit With pride upon her brown für USD 2.125,00 (€ 1.659,64) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 900,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Edwin Austin Abbey mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Woman In White beobachtet, die im März 2009 für USD 8.125,00 (€ 6.126,99) versteigert wurde.
Edwin Austin Abbey - Auction history
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