Benjamin West, P.R.A.
Musidora And Her Two Companions, Sacharissa And Amoret, At Their Bath Espied By Damon
Estimate: 70.000 - 90.000 USD
Price realised: 60.000 USD
Price realised: 60.000 USD
Description
Benjamin West, P.R.A.
SWARTHMORE 1738 - 1820 LONDON
MUSIDORA AND HER TWO COMPANIONS, SACHARISSA AND AMORET, AT THEIR BATH ESPIED BY DAMON
signed and dated upper right: B. West 1795 / Retouched 1806
oil on canvas
20 1/2 by 28 1/2 in.; 52.1 by 72.4 cm.
Offered by West's sons to the United States in 1826 (no. 127; Musidora) but sold by them at London, Robins, 20-22 June 1829, lot 66 ("Damo and Musidora, from Thompson's 'Seasons'...considered one of the finest specimens of the Master, colouring in the gusto of the Venetian School"); | Where probably acquired by James Morrison (1789-1857), Balham Hill and later Basildon Park; | Thence by descent to Captain Archibald Morrison, Basildon Park, Berksh
SWARTHMORE 1738 - 1820 LONDON
MUSIDORA AND HER TWO COMPANIONS, SACHARISSA AND AMORET, AT THEIR BATH ESPIED BY DAMON
signed and dated upper right: B. West 1795 / Retouched 1806
oil on canvas
20 1/2 by 28 1/2 in.; 52.1 by 72.4 cm.
Offered by West's sons to the United States in 1826 (no. 127; Musidora) but sold by them at London, Robins, 20-22 June 1829, lot 66 ("Damo and Musidora, from Thompson's 'Seasons'...considered one of the finest specimens of the Master, colouring in the gusto of the Venetian School"); | Where probably acquired by James Morrison (1789-1857), Balham Hill and later Basildon Park; | Thence by descent to Captain Archibald Morrison, Basildon Park, Berksh
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Musidora And Her Two Companions, Sacharissa And Amoret, At Their Bath Espied By Damon by Benjamin West was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in June 2015, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 70,000.00 – 90,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 60,000.00 (€ 53,792.36). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Benjamin West achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Portrait Of Prince William (1776-1834), Later 2Nd Duke Of Gloucester And Edinburgh, And His Elder Sister, Princess Sophia (1773-1844) Of Gloucester in July 2013 with an auction result of GBP 578,500.00 (€ 661,037.08).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Musidora And Her Two Companions, Sacharissa And Amoret, At Their Bath Espied By Damon von Benjamin West im Juni 2015 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 70.000,00 – 90.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 60.000,00 (€ 53.792,36) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Benjamin West erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Portrait Of Prince William (1776-1834), Later 2Nd Duke Of Gloucester And Edinburgh, And His Elder Sister, Princess Sophia (1773-1844) Of Gloucester im Juli 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 578.500,00 (€ 661.037,08).
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