Briton Rivière, R.A.

Compulsory Education

Found at Sothebys, London
Victorian & Edwardian Art, Including Masterpieces, Lot 32
16. Dec - 16. Dec 2010
Estimate: 50.000 - 70.000 GBP
Price realised: 115.250 GBP
Briton Rivière, R.A.
1840-1920
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
signed with monogram and dated 1887 l.l.; also signed, titled, and inscribed with the artist's address on a label attached to the stretcher
oil on canvas
79 by 53cm.; 23½ by 20¾in.
Richard Green, London; | Private collection

Upper estimate price exceeded by 65 %.

The work Compulsory Education by Briton Rivière was auctioned at Sothebys in London in December 2010. It achieved a price of GBP 115,250.00 (€ 133,689.65), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 65%. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Briton Rivière; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Requiescat sold at auction in February 2003 with the realized price of GBP 111,150.00 (€ 162,275.49).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 65 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit Compulsory Education von Briton Rivière kam im Dezember 2010 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 115.250,00 (€ 133.689,65) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 65%. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Briton Rivière; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Requiescat im Februar 2003 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 111.150,00 (€ 162.275,49).

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