Arthur Hughes
A Birthday Picnic - Portraits of the children of William and Anne Pattinson of Felling, near Gateshead
Found at
Christies,
London
THE FORBES COLLECTION OF VICTORIAN PICTURES AND WORKS OF ART, Lot 11
19. Feb - 19. Feb 2003
THE FORBES COLLECTION OF VICTORIAN PICTURES AND WORKS OF ART, Lot 11
19. Feb - 19. Feb 2003
Estimate: 300.000 - 500.000 GBP
Price realised: 380.650 GBP
Price realised: 380.650 GBP
Description
Arthur Hughes (1832-1915)
A Birthday Picnic - Portraits of the children of William and Anne Pattinson of Felling, near Gateshead
signed 'ARTHUR HUGHES' (lower left)
oil on canvas, painted arch
40¼ x 50¼ in. (102.2 x 127.6 cm.)
A Birthday Picnic - Portraits of the children of William and Anne Pattinson of Felling, near Gateshead
signed 'ARTHUR HUGHES' (lower left)
oil on canvas, painted arch
40¼ x 50¼ in. (102.2 x 127.6 cm.)
A top price for Arthur Hughes - as previously expected
The work A Birthday Picnic - Portraits of the children of William and Anne Pattinson of Felling, near Gateshead by Arthur Hughes was auctioned at Christies in London in February 2003. The price achieved of GBP 380,650.00 (€ 555,736.99) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 300,000.00 – 500,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, A Birthday Picnic - Portraits of the children of William and Anne Pattinson of Felling, near Gateshead is the most expensive artwork by Arthur Hughes that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Die Arbeit A Birthday Picnic - Portraits of the children of William and Anne Pattinson of Felling, near Gateshead von Arthur Hughes kam im Februar 2003 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 380.650,00 (€ 555.736,99) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 300.000,00 – 500.000,00 angegeben worden. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist A Birthday Picnic - Portraits of the children of William and Anne Pattinson of Felling, near Gateshead das teuerste Kunstwerk von Arthur Hughes, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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