Arthur William Devis
Portrait of the children of Benjamin Goldsmid, with a pony and a dog in a landscape
Found at
Christies,
London
The Collection of the late Lord and Lady Swaythling, Lot 1041
27. May - 27. May 2022
The Collection of the late Lord and Lady Swaythling, Lot 1041
27. May - 27. May 2022
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 GBP
Price realised: 201.600 GBP
Price realised: 201.600 GBP
Description
ARTHUR WILLIAM DEVIS (LONDON 1762-1822)
Portrait of the children of Benjamin Goldsmid, with a pony and a dog in a landscape
signed and dated 'Art.W. Devis. Pinxt 1800' (lower left)
oil on canvas
84 1⁄2 x 104 in. (215 x 264 cm.)
inscribed 'B. Goldsmid Roehampton' (lower right, on the dog's collar)
Portrait of the children of Benjamin Goldsmid, with a pony and a dog in a landscape
signed and dated 'Art.W. Devis. Pinxt 1800' (lower left)
oil on canvas
84 1⁄2 x 104 in. (215 x 264 cm.)
inscribed 'B. Goldsmid Roehampton' (lower right, on the dog's collar)
A top price for Arthur William Devis
The work Portrait of the children of Benjamin Goldsmid, with a pony and a dog in a landscape by Arthur William Devis was sold in the The Collection of the late Lord and Lady Swaythling auction at Christies in London in May last year. It achieved a price of GBP 201,600.00 (€ 237,163.21), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 68%. This high result makes Portrait of the children of Benjamin Goldsmid, with a pony and a dog in a landscape the most expensive artwork by Arthur William Devis that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Arthur William Devis
Die Arbeit Portrait of the children of Benjamin Goldsmid, with a pony and a dog in a landscape von Arthur William Devis wurde im Mai letzten Jahres in der Auktion The Collection of the late Lord and Lady Swaythling bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 201.600,00 (€ 237.163,21) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 68%. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Portrait of the children of Benjamin Goldsmid, with a pony and a dog in a landscape zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Arthur William Devis, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.