Frank Hurley
Phantom Ship
Found at
Christies,
London
Exploration and Travel with The Polar Sale, Lot 382
21. Sep - 21. Sep 2005
Exploration and Travel with The Polar Sale, Lot 382
21. Sep - 21. Sep 2005
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Frank Hurley (1885-1962)
Phantom Ship
titled in white on the mount, with dedication 'As a memento of the dark days and/all your goodness./R.S. Clark.' on the mount
gelatin silver print
11¼ x 8½in. (28.6 x 21.6cm.)
with: Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922). A typed document signed London 8 August 1914, contract of employment for Robert S. Clark (biologist on the Endurance) in the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 3 line autograph insertion relating to the right of members to publish scientific papers signed with initials by Shackleton; also signed by Clark and James Wordie as witness, 2 pages, folio; envelope. (2)
Phantom Ship
titled in white on the mount, with dedication 'As a memento of the dark days and/all your goodness./R.S. Clark.' on the mount
gelatin silver print
11¼ x 8½in. (28.6 x 21.6cm.)
with: Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922). A typed document signed London 8 August 1914, contract of employment for Robert S. Clark (biologist on the Endurance) in the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 3 line autograph insertion relating to the right of members to publish scientific papers signed with initials by Shackleton; also signed by Clark and James Wordie as witness, 2 pages, folio; envelope. (2)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 32 %.
The work Phantom Ship by Frank Hurley was auctioned at Christies in London in September 2005. It achieved a price of GBP 6,600.00 (€ 9,685.98), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 32%. 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).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 32 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Phantom Ship von Frank Hurley kam im September 2005 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 6.600,00 (€ 9.685,98) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 32%. 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).
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