Benjamin West, P.R.A.
Study of the artist's children in an oval, playing with a dog (recto ), subsidiary sketches and signatures ( verso )
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master Drawings and British Drawings and Watercolours, Lot 114
7. Dec - 7. Dec 2016
Old Master Drawings and British Drawings and Watercolours, Lot 114
7. Dec - 7. Dec 2016
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 GBP
Price realised: 2.750 GBP
Price realised: 2.750 GBP
Description
extensively inscribed 'Raphael West/ Benjamin/ West/1774 Raphael/ Raphael West/ Raphael West' (verso)
pencil, pen and brown ink
7 ¼ x 7 ½ in. (18.4 x 19.1 cm.); and Study of a baby's head, pencil, also by West
(2)
The artist, and by descent to | Mrs Claire Francis; Christie's, London, 14 March 1967, lot 36.
pencil, pen and brown ink
7 ¼ x 7 ½ in. (18.4 x 19.1 cm.); and Study of a baby's head, pencil, also by West
(2)
The artist, and by descent to | Mrs Claire Francis; Christie's, London, 14 March 1967, lot 36.
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Benjamin West achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in December 2016. In the Old Master Drawings and British Drawings and Watercolours auction, the work Study of the artist's children in an oval, playing with a dog (recto ), subsidiary sketches and signatures ( verso ) sold for GBP 2,750.00 (€ 3,215.20) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1,200.00. 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 mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Benjamin West erzielte im Dezember 2016 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master Drawings and British Drawings and Watercolours wurde die Arbeit Study of the artist's children in an oval, playing with a dog (recto ), subsidiary sketches and signatures ( verso ) für GBP 2.750,00 (€ 3.215,20) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.200,00. 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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