J.W. Audubon
Illustrated Notes Of An Expedition Through Mexico And California
Found at
Christies,
Paris
The Magnificent Library of Norman Bobins: Part One, American Color, Lot 12
16. Jun - 16. Jun 2023
The Magnificent Library of Norman Bobins: Part One, American Color, Lot 12
16. Jun - 16. Jun 2023
Estimate: 60.000 - 80.000 USD
Price realised: 88.200 USD
Price realised: 88.200 USD
Description
Illustrated Notes of an Expedition through Mexico and California
J.W. Audubon, 1852
AUDUBON, John Woodhouse (1812-1862). Illustrated Notes of an Expedition through Mexico and California. New York: J.W. Audubon, 1852.
Folio (430 x 317mm). With four hand-colored lithographed plates, drawn by J.W. Audubon, on stone by E. Gildemeister, printed by Nagel & Weingaertner (text with some foxing/toning and a few marginal tears, last page browned, tiny repaired tear to left margin of each plate, a little buckling to plates near inner margin). Modern calf; morocco-backed solander box. Provenance: John Forster (armorial bookplate on verso of title-page) – James Strohm Copley, 1916-1973 (bookplate; his sale, Sotheby's New York, 5 October 2010, lot 780).
J.W. Audubon, 1852
AUDUBON, John Woodhouse (1812-1862). Illustrated Notes of an Expedition through Mexico and California. New York: J.W. Audubon, 1852.
Folio (430 x 317mm). With four hand-colored lithographed plates, drawn by J.W. Audubon, on stone by E. Gildemeister, printed by Nagel & Weingaertner (text with some foxing/toning and a few marginal tears, last page browned, tiny repaired tear to left margin of each plate, a little buckling to plates near inner margin). Modern calf; morocco-backed solander box. Provenance: John Forster (armorial bookplate on verso of title-page) – James Strohm Copley, 1916-1973 (bookplate; his sale, Sotheby's New York, 5 October 2010, lot 780).
A top price for John Woodhouse Audubon
The work Illustrated Notes Of An Expedition Through Mexico And California by John Woodhouse Audubon was sold in the The Magnificent Library of Norman Bobins: Part One, American Color auction at Christies in Paris in June this year. Here, the upper estimate of USD 80,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for USD 88,200.00 (€ 80,769.23). With this result, Illustrated Notes Of An Expedition Through Mexico And California is even the most expensive work of art by John Woodhouse Audubon that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für John Woodhouse Audubon
Die Arbeit Illustrated Notes Of An Expedition Through Mexico And California von John Woodhouse Audubon wurde im Juni diesen Jahres in der Auktion The Magnificent Library of Norman Bobins: Part One, American Color bei Christies in Paris versteigert. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von USD 80.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für USD 88.200,00 (€ 80.769,23) einen neuen Besitzer. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Illustrated Notes Of An Expedition Through Mexico And California sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von John Woodhouse Audubon, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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