Benjamin Duterrau

Portrait of gentleman, seated half length at a table, wearing a brown coat, mustard waistcoat and stock, holding his spectacles, with a magazine

Found at Christies, London
Australian Art, Lot 8
26. Sep - 26. Sep 2013
Estimate: 3.000 - 4.000 GBP
Price realised: 16.250 GBP
Benjamin Duterrau (1767-1851)
Portrait of gentleman, seated half length at a table, wearing a brown coat, mustard waistcoat and stock, holding his spectacles, with a magazine
signed with initials and dated 'BD. 1819' (lower right), chalked 'Royal Academy 1817' on the reverse
oil on canvas
35¾ x 27¾in. (90.8 x 70.5cm.)

Artwork auctioned at four times the upper estimate price

When the work Portrait of gentleman, seated half length at a table, wearing a brown coat, mustard waistcoat and stock, holding his spectacles, with a magazine by Benjamin Duterrau was auctioned at Christies in London in September 2013, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 4,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than four times as high at GBP 16,250.00 (€ 19,424.36). Admittedly, works by Benjamin Duterrau have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work An infant of Van Diemen's Land in September 2013 with an auction result of GBP 73,875.00 (€ 88,306.14).

Kunstwerk zum Vierfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert

Als die Arbeit Portrait of gentleman, seated half length at a table, wearing a brown coat, mustard waistcoat and stock, holding his spectacles, with a magazine von Benjamin Duterrau im September 2013 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 4.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 16.250,00 (€ 19.424,36) mehr als viermal so hoch. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Benjamin Duterrau auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit An infant of Van Diemen's Land im September 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 73.875,00 (€ 88.306,14).

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