John James Audubon
Song Sparrow
Found at
Christies,
New York
The Private Collection of William S. Reese: Part Two, Lot 108
26. May - 26. May 2022
The Private Collection of William S. Reese: Part Two, Lot 108
26. May - 26. May 2022
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Song Sparrow
John James Audubon, 1828
AUDUBON, John James (1785-1851), after. – HAVELL, Robert (1793-1878).
Song Sparrow (Plate 25)
Fringilla Melodia
Variant 1. Depicts two birds on a blossoming branch of huckleberry. "Although the painting is dated 1812, it is generally believed that it was improved later, as it shows more ability than Audubon had in 1812." At the time of the original painting, Audubon and his wife Lucy were in Fatland Farm, Pennsylvania, visiting her family. Fatland Farm was next door to Mill Grove, where Audubon lived before he married Lucy. Low, p. 43
Engraving with hand-coloring, etching, and aquatint, on watermarked J Whatman paper dated 1828, with margins. Plate size 491 x 310 mm (954 x 628 mm sheet). (Very pale mat-toning, edges with light soiling and a few spots.) Matted and framed.
John James Audubon, 1828
AUDUBON, John James (1785-1851), after. – HAVELL, Robert (1793-1878).
Song Sparrow (Plate 25)
Fringilla Melodia
Variant 1. Depicts two birds on a blossoming branch of huckleberry. "Although the painting is dated 1812, it is generally believed that it was improved later, as it shows more ability than Audubon had in 1812." At the time of the original painting, Audubon and his wife Lucy were in Fatland Farm, Pennsylvania, visiting her family. Fatland Farm was next door to Mill Grove, where Audubon lived before he married Lucy. Low, p. 43
Engraving with hand-coloring, etching, and aquatint, on watermarked J Whatman paper dated 1828, with margins. Plate size 491 x 310 mm (954 x 628 mm sheet). (Very pale mat-toning, edges with light soiling and a few spots.) 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 Song Sparrow sold for USD 3,528 (€ 3,288) - well above the upper estimate of USD 1,500. 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 Song Sparrow für USD 3.528 (€ 3.288) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 1.500. 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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