Frank Hurley - Penguins and seals at the ice edge, Commonwealth Bay, Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1913

Frank Hurley

Penguins and seals at the ice edge, Commonwealth Bay, Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1913

Found at Christies, London
The Polar Sale including The Neil Silverman Collection, Lot 357
25. Sep - 25. Sep 2002
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Frank Hurley (1885-1962)
Penguins and seals at the ice edge, Commonwealth Bay, Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1913
carbon prints
12¼ x 29¼in. (31.1 x 74.2cm.) (2)

Auction result well in line with expectations

The work Penguins and seals at the ice edge, Commonwealth Bay, Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1913 by Frank Hurley was sold in the The Polar Sale including The Neil Silverman Collection auction at Christies in London in September 2002. It changed hands for a price of GBP 3,585.00 (€ 5,697.39) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of GBP 2,000.00 – 4,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Frank Hurley achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Photographs of Scenes and Incidents in connection with the happenings to the Weddell Sea Party 1914, 1915, 1916. in September 2006 with an auction result of GBP 120,000.00 (€ 177,025.30).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit Penguins and seals at the ice edge, Commonwealth Bay, Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1913 von Frank Hurley wurde im September 2002 in der Auktion The Polar Sale including The Neil Silverman Collection bei Christies in London versteigert. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von GBP 3.585,00 (€ 5.697,39) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 2.000,00 – 4.000,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Frank Hurley erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Photographs of Scenes and Incidents in connection with the happenings to the Weddell Sea Party 1914, 1915, 1916. im September 2006 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 120.000,00 (€ 177.025,30).