John James Audubon
Chuck-Will'S-Widow
Found at
Christies,
New York
The Private Collection of William S. Reese: Part Two, Lot 110
26. May - 26. May 2022
The Private Collection of William S. Reese: Part Two, Lot 110
26. May - 26. May 2022
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Chuck-will's-widow
John James Audubon, 1834
AUDUBON, John James (1785-1851), after. – HAVELL, Robert (1793-1878).
Chuck-will’s Widow (Plate LII)
Caprimulgus Carolinensis
Variant 2. "Depicts a male, above, and a female, below, on dead tree limbs showing aggression towards a snake twining along the upper limb. Audubon correctly identified the Harlequin Snake (as the Coral Snake was then called) but he erred when he wrote that it was 'harmless.'" (Low). Audubon's original painting is dated, "Natchez, May 7, 1822." Havell added the flowering vine to the composition of the plate. Low, p. 59.
Engraving with hand-coloring, etching, and aquatint, on watermarked J Whatman paper dated 1834, with margins. Plate size 657 x 522 mm (956 x 630 mm sheet). (Pale mat toning and a little wear/soiling to edges, Matted and framed.
John James Audubon, 1834
AUDUBON, John James (1785-1851), after. – HAVELL, Robert (1793-1878).
Chuck-will’s Widow (Plate LII)
Caprimulgus Carolinensis
Variant 2. "Depicts a male, above, and a female, below, on dead tree limbs showing aggression towards a snake twining along the upper limb. Audubon correctly identified the Harlequin Snake (as the Coral Snake was then called) but he erred when he wrote that it was 'harmless.'" (Low). Audubon's original painting is dated, "Natchez, May 7, 1822." Havell added the flowering vine to the composition of the plate. Low, p. 59.
Engraving with hand-coloring, etching, and aquatint, on watermarked J Whatman paper dated 1834, with margins. Plate size 657 x 522 mm (956 x 630 mm sheet). (Pale mat toning and a little wear/soiling to edges, Matted and framed.
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by John James Audubon achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in May this year. In the The Private Collection of William S. Reese: Part Two auction, the work Chuck-Will'S-Widow sold for USD 22,680 (€ 21,135) - well above the upper estimate of USD 8,000. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by John James Audubon achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work in June 2018 with an auction result of USD 9,650,000 (€ 8,264,109).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von John James Audubon erzielte im Mai diesen Jahres bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The Private Collection of William S. Reese: Part Two wurde die Arbeit Chuck-Will'S-Widow für USD 22.680 (€ 21.135) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 8.000. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von John James Audubon erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit im Juni 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 9.650.000 (€ 8.264.109).
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