Admiral Sir George Back

HMS Terror off a spectacular iceberg, believed to be in the Davis Strait, between Canada and Greenland unframed

Found at Bonhams, London
Travel & Exploration, Lot 165
10. Feb - 10. Feb 2021
Estimate: 8.000 - 12.000 GBP
Price realised: 10.200 GBP
HMS Terror off a spectacular iceberg, believed to be in the Davis Strait, between Canada and Greenland
signed 'G.Back' (lower left)
watercolour
15.3 x 18.1cm (6 x 7 1/8in).
unframed
By descent through the artist's family.

A top price for George Back - as previously expected

The work HMS Terror off a spectacular iceberg, believed to be in the Davis Strait, between Canada and Greenland unframed by George Back was sold in the Travel & Exploration auction at Bonhams in London in February 2021. The price achieved of GBP 10,200.00 (€ 11,763.78) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 8,000.00 – 12,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, HMS Terror off a spectacular iceberg, believed to be in the Davis Strait, between Canada and Greenland unframed is the most expensive artwork by George Back that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage

Die Arbeit HMS Terror off a spectacular iceberg, believed to be in the Davis Strait, between Canada and Greenland unframed von George Back wurde im Februar 2021 in der Auktion Travel & Exploration bei Bonhams in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 10.200,00 (€ 11.763,78) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 8.000,00 – 12.000,00 angegeben worden. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist HMS Terror off a spectacular iceberg, believed to be in the Davis Strait, between Canada and Greenland unframed das teuerste Kunstwerk von George Back, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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Charles William Bartlett
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