John James Audubon
North Pacific Seabirds
Found at
Christies,
New York
The Private Collection of William S. Reese: Part Two, Lot 120
26. May - 26. May 2022
The Private Collection of William S. Reese: Part Two, Lot 120
26. May - 26. May 2022
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
North Pacific Seabirds
John James Audubon, 1838
AUDUBON, John James (1785-1851), after. – HAVELL, Robert (1793-1878).
Black-throated Guillemot; Nobbed-billed Auk; Curled-Crested Auk; Horned-billed Guillemot (Plate CCCCII)
[Four species]
Variant 1. The models for these birds were borrowed by Audubon from the Museum of the Zoological Society of London, suggesting they were painted by Audubon in 1838 or possibly 1837. The modern names for these species are the Ancient Murrelet, the Least Auklet, the Crested Auklet, and the Rhinoceros Auk.
Engraving with hand-coloring, etching, and aquatint, dated 1838, on watermarked J Whatman paper dated 1837, with margins. Plate size 472 x 702 mm (639 x 967 mm sheet). (Some light creasing and minor handling marks.) Matted and framed.
John James Audubon, 1838
AUDUBON, John James (1785-1851), after. – HAVELL, Robert (1793-1878).
Black-throated Guillemot; Nobbed-billed Auk; Curled-Crested Auk; Horned-billed Guillemot (Plate CCCCII)
[Four species]
Variant 1. The models for these birds were borrowed by Audubon from the Museum of the Zoological Society of London, suggesting they were painted by Audubon in 1838 or possibly 1837. The modern names for these species are the Ancient Murrelet, the Least Auklet, the Crested Auklet, and the Rhinoceros Auk.
Engraving with hand-coloring, etching, and aquatint, dated 1838, on watermarked J Whatman paper dated 1837, with margins. Plate size 472 x 702 mm (639 x 967 mm sheet). (Some light creasing and minor handling marks.) Matted and framed.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work North Pacific Seabirds by John James Audubon was sold in the The Private Collection of William S. Reese: Part Two auction at Christies in New York in May this year. The price achieved of USD 4,032 (€ 3,757) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been given by the auction house as USD 3,000 - 5,000. 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).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit North Pacific Seabirds von John James Audubon wurde im Mai diesen Jahres in der Auktion The Private Collection of William S. Reese: Part Two bei Christies in New York versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 4.032 (€ 3.757) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 3.000 – 5.000 angegeben worden. 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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