Benjamin West, P.R.A.
Portrait study of a young man, seated at a desk
Found at
Christies,
New York
Old Master & British Drawings Including Works from the Collection of Jean Bonna, Lot 119
28.Jan - 28.Jan.2020
Old Master & British Drawings Including Works from the Collection of Jean Bonna, Lot 119
28.Jan - 28.Jan.2020
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 USD
Price realised: 3.000 USD
Price realised: 3.000 USD
Description
pencil
3 ¾ x 2 5/8 in. (9.5 x 6.7 cm)
Smythe family, and by descent. | Fowler family, and by descent until 1976. | with Leger Galleries, London, April 1991, where purchased for the present collection.
3 ¾ x 2 5/8 in. (9.5 x 6.7 cm)
Smythe family, and by descent. | Fowler family, and by descent until 1976. | with Leger Galleries, London, April 1991, where purchased for the present collection.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 50 %.
In January 2020 Christies in New York held the auction Old Master & British Drawings Including Works from the Collection of Jean Bonna, which included the work Portrait study of a young man, seated at a desk by Benjamin West. The »bidding war« ended at USD 3,000.00 (€ 2,704.41), 50% above the upper estimate. 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).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 50 % übertroffen
Im Januar 2020 führte Christies in New York die Auktion Old Master & British Drawings Including Works from the Collection of Jean Bonna durch, in der auch die Arbeit Portrait study of a young man, seated at a desk von Benjamin West zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 3.000,00 (€ 2.704,41) und damit 50% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. 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).
Benjamin West - Auction history
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