Arthur J. Legge
Evening by a Dutch canal
Found at
Christies,
London
British & Continental Watercolours & Maritime Paintings, Lot 808
21. Mar - 21. Mar 2007
British & Continental Watercolours & Maritime Paintings, Lot 808
21. Mar - 21. Mar 2007
Estimate: 500 - 700 GBP
Price realised: 1.560 GBP
Price realised: 1.560 GBP
Description
Arthur J. Legge (1859-1942)
Evening by a Dutch canal
signed and dated 'A Legge 1890' (lower right)
watercolour and bodycolour with scratching out
16½ x 26¾ in. (41.9 x 67.8 cm.)
Evening by a Dutch canal
signed and dated 'A Legge 1890' (lower right)
watercolour and bodycolour with scratching out
16½ x 26¾ in. (41.9 x 67.8 cm.)
A top price for Arthur J. Legge
This artwork by Arthur J. Legge achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in March 2007. In the British & Continental Watercolours & Maritime Paintings auction, the work Evening by a Dutch canal sold for GBP 1,560.00 (€ 2,296.14) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 700.00. This high result makes Evening by a Dutch canal the most expensive artwork by Arthur J. Legge that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Arthur J. Legge
Dieses Kunstwerk von Arthur J. Legge erzielte im März 2007 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion British & Continental Watercolours & Maritime Paintings wurde die Arbeit Evening by a Dutch canal für GBP 1.560,00 (€ 2.296,14) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 700,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Evening by a Dutch canal zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Arthur J. Legge, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Arthur J. Legge - Auction history
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