Andrew Robertson
Portrait Of A Lady, Traditionally Identified As The Artist'S Wife
Found at
Sothebys,
London
An Exceptional Eye: A Private British Collection, Lot 25
14. Jul - 14. Jul 2010
An Exceptional Eye: A Private British Collection, Lot 25
14. Jul - 14. Jul 2010
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 8.125 GBP
Price realised: 8.125 GBP
Description
Andrew Robertson
1777 - 1845
PORTRAIT OF A LADY, TRADITIONALLY IDENTIFIED AS THE ARTIST'S WIFE
with curling brown hair, wearing a pale grey dress with a gold belt and pink scarf tied about her neck, sky background
signed with monogram l.l.: AR / 1812, inscribed verso: painted by / A. Robertson / 33 Gerrard St / Soho
watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, held in a gilt-metal mount and frame
8.1 by 6.5 cm.; 3 1/8 by 2 1/2 in.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's London, 29 May 1961, lot 18; | Anonymous sale, Bonhams London, November 2002, lot 119
1777 - 1845
PORTRAIT OF A LADY, TRADITIONALLY IDENTIFIED AS THE ARTIST'S WIFE
with curling brown hair, wearing a pale grey dress with a gold belt and pink scarf tied about her neck, sky background
signed with monogram l.l.: AR / 1812, inscribed verso: painted by / A. Robertson / 33 Gerrard St / Soho
watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, held in a gilt-metal mount and frame
8.1 by 6.5 cm.; 3 1/8 by 2 1/2 in.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's London, 29 May 1961, lot 18; | Anonymous sale, Bonhams London, November 2002, lot 119
A top price for Andrew Robertson
This artwork by Andrew Robertson achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in July 2010. In the An Exceptional Eye: A Private British Collection auction, the work Portrait Of A Lady, Traditionally Identified As The Artist'S Wife sold for GBP 8,125.00 (€ 9,769.40) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 3,000.00. This high result makes Portrait Of A Lady, Traditionally Identified As The Artist'S Wife the most expensive artwork by Andrew Robertson that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Andrew Robertson
Dieses Kunstwerk von Andrew Robertson erzielte im Juli 2010 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion An Exceptional Eye: A Private British Collection wurde die Arbeit Portrait Of A Lady, Traditionally Identified As The Artist'S Wife für GBP 8.125,00 (€ 9.769,40) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 3.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Portrait Of A Lady, Traditionally Identified As The Artist'S Wife zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Andrew Robertson, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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