Henry Farrer

Sunset, New York harbor

Found at Christies, New York
Maritime including Scientific & Medical Instruments, Lot 209
3. FEB - 3. FEB 2005
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 USD
Price realised: 18.000 USD
Henry Farrer (American, 1843-1903)
Sunset, New York harbor
signed and dated 'H. Farrer, 1880.' (lower left)
watercolor and pencil
25 x 37½ in. (63.5 x 95.4 cm.)
painted in 1880

Auction result misses estimated price range

This work of art by Henry Farrer could be acquired at Christies in New York in February 2005 for an unexpectedly low price. In the Maritime including Scientific & Medical Instruments auction, the work Sunset, New York harbor changed hands for USD 18,000.00 (€ 13,560.34) - missing the lower end of the estimate range of USD 20,000.00 – 30,000.00. Other works by Henry Farrer have also sold for higher prices; the highest price we have seen at auction so far was achieved in August 2020 by the work Sunset, Gowanus Bay, New York at USD 16,250.00 (€ 13,614.28).

Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne

Dieses Kunstwerk von Henry Farrer konnte im Februar 2005 bei Christies in New York für einen unerwartet niedrigen Preis ersteigert werden. In der Auktion Maritime including Scientific & Medical Instruments wechselte die Arbeit Sunset, New York harbor für USD 18.000,00 (€ 13.560,34) den Besitzer – und verfehlte damit das untere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 20.000,00 – 30.000,00. Andere Arbeiten von Henry Farrer wurden auch schon teurer gehandelt; den höchsten Preis, den wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachten konnten, erzielte im August 2020 die Arbeit Sunset, Gowanus Bay, New York mit USD 16.250,00 (€ 13.614,28).

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