John Singer Sargent
General Sir John Cowans
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale Online, Lot 22
18. May - 18. May 2020
Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale Online, Lot 22
18. May - 18. May 2020
Estimate: 100.000 - 150.000 USD
Price realised: 93.750 USD
Price realised: 93.750 USD
Description
JOHN SINGER SARGENT
(1856 - 1925)
GENERAL SIR JOHN COWANS
Signed John S. Sargent (upper left) and dated 1920 (upper right)
Oil on canvas
21 ⅛ by 17 ⅛ in. (53.7 by 43.5 cm)
Framed: 29 by 25 in. (73.7 by 63.5 cm)
Painted in 1920.
Estate of the artist (and sold: Christie's, London, July 24, 1925, lot 155) | Viscount Cowdray, London | Richard L. Thune and Adelson Galleries, New York, 1998 | Adelson Galleries, New York | Private Collection, Massachusetts (acquired from the above) | Pierce Galleries, Inc., Nantucket, Massachusetts (acquired from the above) | Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2006
(1856 - 1925)
GENERAL SIR JOHN COWANS
Signed John S. Sargent (upper left) and dated 1920 (upper right)
Oil on canvas
21 ⅛ by 17 ⅛ in. (53.7 by 43.5 cm)
Framed: 29 by 25 in. (73.7 by 63.5 cm)
Painted in 1920.
Estate of the artist (and sold: Christie's, London, July 24, 1925, lot 155) | Viscount Cowdray, London | Richard L. Thune and Adelson Galleries, New York, 1998 | Adelson Galleries, New York | Private Collection, Massachusetts (acquired from the above) | Pierce Galleries, Inc., Nantucket, Massachusetts (acquired from the above) | Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2006
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work General Sir John Cowans by John Singer Sargent was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in May 2020, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 100,000.00 – 150,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 93,750.00 (€ 84,474.68). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by John Singer Sargent achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work San Geremia in May 2018 with an auction result of USD 9,087,500.00 (€ 7,787,060.84).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit General Sir John Cowans von John Singer Sargent im Mai 2020 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 100.000,00 – 150.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 93.750,00 (€ 84.474,68) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von John Singer Sargent erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit San Geremia im Mai 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 9.087.500,00 (€ 7.787.060,84).
John Singer Sargent - Auction history
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