John Woodhouse Audubon
"Ursus Americanus, Pallas."
Found at
Bonhams,
Los Angeles (Online Auction)
Autumn Americana Collections | Bonhams Skinner, Lot 1353
14. Oct - 24. Oct 2023
Autumn Americana Collections | Bonhams Skinner, Lot 1353
14. Oct - 24. Oct 2023
Estimate: 400 - 600 USD
Price realised: 3.584 USD
Price realised: 3.584 USD
Description
John Woodhouse Audubon (American, 1812-1862)
"Ursus Americanus, Pallas." Subtitled in center margin "AMERICAN BLACK BEAR. / MALE & FEMALE." Plate CXLI, No. 29 from the series The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, published 1845-8, in glazed frame.
"Drawn from Nature by J.W. Audubon." printed in u.l. margin, "Lith'd. Printed & Col'd. by J.T. Bowen. Philad'a 1848." printed in u.r. margin.
Hand-colored lithograph on paper
Plate, ht. 17, wd. 25 in.
"Ursus Americanus, Pallas." Subtitled in center margin "AMERICAN BLACK BEAR. / MALE & FEMALE." Plate CXLI, No. 29 from the series The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, published 1845-8, in glazed frame.
"Drawn from Nature by J.W. Audubon." printed in u.l. margin, "Lith'd. Printed & Col'd. by J.T. Bowen. Philad'a 1848." printed in u.r. margin.
Hand-colored lithograph on paper
Plate, ht. 17, wd. 25 in.
Artwork auctioned at five times the upper estimate price
When the work "Ursus Americanus, Pallas." by John Woodhouse Audubon was auctioned at Bonhams in Los Angeles in October this year, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 600.00 but the actual price achieved was more than five times as high at USD 3,584.00 (€ 3,391.37). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by John Woodhouse Audubon achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Illustrated Notes Of An Expedition Through Mexico And California in June this year with an auction result of USD 88,200.00 (€ 80,769.23).
Kunstwerk zum Fünffachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit "Ursus Americanus, Pallas." von John Woodhouse Audubon im Oktober diesen Jahres bei Bonhams in Los Angeles versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 600,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 3.584,00 (€ 3.391,37) mehr als fünfmal so hoch. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von John Woodhouse Audubon erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Illustrated Notes Of An Expedition Through Mexico And California im Juni diesen Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 88.200,00 (€ 80.769,23).
John Woodhouse Audubon - Auction history
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