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- Fishermen's Camp, Buffalo River
Thomas Hart Benton
Fishermen's Camp, Buffalo River
Estimate: 700.000 - 1.000.000 USD
Price realised: 1.380.000 USD
Price realised: 1.380.000 USD
Description
THOMAS HART BENTON (1889-1975)
Fishermen's Camp, Buffalo River
signed and dated 'Benton '68' (lower left)—signed and dated again and inscribed with title (on the reverse)
oil and casein on masonite
19 x 23 1⁄2 in. (48.3 x 59.7 cm.)
Painted in 1968.
Fishermen's Camp, Buffalo River
signed and dated 'Benton '68' (lower left)—signed and dated again and inscribed with title (on the reverse)
oil and casein on masonite
19 x 23 1⁄2 in. (48.3 x 59.7 cm.)
Painted in 1968.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 38 %.
The work Fishermen's Camp, Buffalo River by Thomas Hart Benton was auctioned at Christies in New York in May last year. It achieved a price of USD 1,380,000.00 (€ 1,285,993.85), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 38%. Admittedly, works by Thomas Hart Benton have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Nashaquitsa in November last year with an auction result of USD 5,580,000.00 (€ 5,405,405.41).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 38 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Fishermen's Camp, Buffalo River von Thomas Hart Benton kam im Mai letzten Jahres bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 1.380.000,00 (€ 1.285.993,85) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 38%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Thomas Hart Benton auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Nashaquitsa im November letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 5.580.000,00 (€ 5.405.405,41).