Charles Altamont Doyle
The spirits of the prisoners
Found at
Christies,
New York
Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolors, Lot 136
26. Jan - 26. Jan 2012
Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolors, Lot 136
26. Jan - 26. Jan 2012
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 USD
Price realised: 16.250 USD
Price realised: 16.250 USD
Description
Charles Altamont Doyle (London 1832-1893 Crighton Institute, Dumfries)
The spirits of the prisoners
indistinctly inscribed (recto) and further inscribed 'N o s 4 What probably no one ever saw swirl over the sunny side gable and disappear round the Corner The constellation under which this appearance was it observed, was the Great Bear' (verso)
pencil, pen and brown ink, blue wash
14 x 10 1/8 in. (35.4 x 25.7 cm.)
The spirits of the prisoners
indistinctly inscribed (recto) and further inscribed 'N o s 4 What probably no one ever saw swirl over the sunny side gable and disappear round the Corner The constellation under which this appearance was it observed, was the Great Bear' (verso)
pencil, pen and brown ink, blue wash
14 x 10 1/8 in. (35.4 x 25.7 cm.)
A top price for Charles Altamont Doyle
This artwork by Charles Altamont Doyle achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in January 2012. In the Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolors auction, the work The spirits of the prisoners sold for USD 16,250.00 (€ 12,449.25) - well above the upper estimate of USD 6,000.00. This high result makes The spirits of the prisoners the most expensive artwork by Charles Altamont Doyle that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Charles Altamont Doyle
Dieses Kunstwerk von Charles Altamont Doyle erzielte im Januar 2012 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolors wurde die Arbeit The spirits of the prisoners für USD 16.250,00 (€ 12.449,25) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 6.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The spirits of the prisoners zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Charles Altamont Doyle, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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