Arthur Hughes
A Birthday Picnic - Portraits Of The Children Of William And Anne Pattinson Esq. Of Felling, Near Gateshead
Found at
Sothebys,
London
British & Irish Art, Lot 17
10. May - 10. May 2012
British & Irish Art, Lot 17
10. May - 10. May 2012
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Arthur Hughes
1832-1915
A BIRTHDAY PICNIC - PORTRAITS OF THE CHILDREN OF WILLIAM AND ANNE PATTINSON ESQ. OF FELLING, NEAR GATESHEAD
signed l.l.: ARTHUR HUGHES
oil on canvas
102 by 127cm., 40 by 50in.
Commissioned by William Pattinson, J.P. of Felling, near Gateshead c.1866 and thence by descent; | Sotheby's, Belgravia, 24 October 1978, lot 10 to Fischer Fine Art, from whom bought by the Fine Art Society, London, on behalf of the Forbes Magazine collection; | Their sale, Christie's, London, 19 February 2003, lot 11; | Private collection
1832-1915
A BIRTHDAY PICNIC - PORTRAITS OF THE CHILDREN OF WILLIAM AND ANNE PATTINSON ESQ. OF FELLING, NEAR GATESHEAD
signed l.l.: ARTHUR HUGHES
oil on canvas
102 by 127cm., 40 by 50in.
Commissioned by William Pattinson, J.P. of Felling, near Gateshead c.1866 and thence by descent; | Sotheby's, Belgravia, 24 October 1978, lot 10 to Fischer Fine Art, from whom bought by the Fine Art Society, London, on behalf of the Forbes Magazine collection; | Their sale, Christie's, London, 19 February 2003, lot 11; | Private collection
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work A Birthday Picnic - Portraits Of The Children Of William And Anne Pattinson Esq. Of Felling, Near Gateshead by Arthur Hughes was auctioned at Sothebys in London in May 2012. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 400,000.00 – 600,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 433,250.00 (€ 539,810.44) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Other works by Arthur Hughes have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in February 2003 the work A Birthday Picnic - Portraits of the children of William and Anne Pattinson of Felling, near Gateshead was auctioned for GBP 380,650.00 (€ 555,736.99).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit A Birthday Picnic - Portraits Of The Children Of William And Anne Pattinson Esq. Of Felling, Near Gateshead von Arthur Hughes kam im Mai 2012 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 400.000,00 – 600.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 433.250,00 (€ 539.810,44) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Andere Arbeiten von Arthur Hughes konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Februar 2003 die Arbeit A Birthday Picnic - Portraits of the children of William and Anne Pattinson of Felling, near Gateshead für GBP 380.650,00 (€ 555.736,99) versteigert.
Arthur Hughes - Auction history
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