Arthur Devis
Portrait of a gentleman, possibly the Reverend William of Digby, of Landenstown, Country Kildare, full-length, seated beneath a tree, a gun and pheasant by his side
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 4.788 GBP
Price realised: 4.788 GBP
Description
Arthur Devis
Preston 1712 - 1787 Brighton
Portrait of a gentleman, possibly the Reverend William of Digby, of Landenstown, Country Kildare, full-length, seated beneath a tree, a gun and pheasant by his side
oil on canvas
unframed: 76.5 x 63.5 cm.; 30⅛ x 25 in.
framed: 92 x 80 cm.; 36 1/4 x 31 1/2 in.
Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 19 June 1970, lot 47, to Gooding; | Anonymous sale ('The Property of a Gentleman'), London, Sotheby's, 23 June 1971, lot 94, for £800 to Captain Hawker; | Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 21 November 1984, lot 35 (as Robert Hunter); | David McAlpine (b. 1946); | His sale, Fawley House, Oxfordshire, Sotheby's, 15 October 2003, lot 441; | Where acquired.
Preston 1712 - 1787 Brighton
Portrait of a gentleman, possibly the Reverend William of Digby, of Landenstown, Country Kildare, full-length, seated beneath a tree, a gun and pheasant by his side
oil on canvas
unframed: 76.5 x 63.5 cm.; 30⅛ x 25 in.
framed: 92 x 80 cm.; 36 1/4 x 31 1/2 in.
Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 19 June 1970, lot 47, to Gooding; | Anonymous sale ('The Property of a Gentleman'), London, Sotheby's, 23 June 1971, lot 94, for £800 to Captain Hawker; | Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 21 November 1984, lot 35 (as Robert Hunter); | David McAlpine (b. 1946); | His sale, Fawley House, Oxfordshire, Sotheby's, 15 October 2003, lot 441; | Where acquired.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Portrait of a gentleman, possibly the Reverend William of Digby, of Landenstown, Country Kildare, full-length, seated beneath a tree, a gun and pheasant by his side by Arthur Devis was auctioned at Sothebys in London in December 2021. The price achieved of GBP 4,788.00 (€ 5,711.08) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 4,000.00 – 6,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Arthur Devis achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Portrait of Thomas Bateman Lane (b. 1735), small full-length, in a grey suit with a blue waistcoat, holding a tricorn in his left hand, leaning on a tree stump, in a river landscape with the sea beyond in June 2004 with an auction result of GBP 53,775.00 (€ 80,033.31).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Portrait of a gentleman, possibly the Reverend William of Digby, of Landenstown, Country Kildare, full-length, seated beneath a tree, a gun and pheasant by his side von Arthur Devis kam im Dezember 2021 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 4.788,00 (€ 5.711,08) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 4.000,00 – 6.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Arthur Devis erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Portrait of Thomas Bateman Lane (b. 1735), small full-length, in a grey suit with a blue waistcoat, holding a tricorn in his left hand, leaning on a tree stump, in a river landscape with the sea beyond im Juni 2004 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 53.775,00 (€ 80.033,31).
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