Arthur William Devis

A gentleman wild boar-hunting in an Indian landscape

Found at Christies, London
ARTS OF INDIA, Lot 12
27. Sep - 27. Sep 2001
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 GBP
Price realised: 44.650 GBP
Arthur William Devis (1762-1822)
A gentleman wild boar-hunting in an Indian landscape
oil on canvas
27¾ x 35 in. (70.5 x 89 cm.)

Auction result well in line with expectations

In September 2001 Christies in London held the auction ARTS OF INDIA, which included the work A gentleman wild boar-hunting in an Indian landscape by Arthur William Devis. The price achieved of GBP 44,650.00 (€ 72,090.69) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 30,000.00 – 50,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Arthur William Devis - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Portrait of the children of Benjamin Goldsmid, with a pony and a dog in a landscape, which sold at auction in May last year for GBP 201,600.00 (€ 237,163.21).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Im September 2001 führte Christies in London die Auktion ARTS OF INDIA durch, in der auch die Arbeit A gentleman wild boar-hunting in an Indian landscape von Arthur William Devis zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 44.650,00 (€ 72.090,69) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 30.000,00 – 50.000,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von Arthur William Devis mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Portrait of the children of Benjamin Goldsmid, with a pony and a dog in a landscape beobachtet, die im Mai letzten Jahres für GBP 201.600,00 (€ 237.163,21) versteigert wurde.

Arthur William Devis - Auction history

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