Charles Napier Hemy, RA RWS
'Life!'
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 GBP
Price realised: 34.560 GBP
Price realised: 34.560 GBP
Description
Property of the Late Roger and Jill Hadlee
Charles Napier Hemy, RA RWS (British, 1841-1917)
'Life!'
signed with initials and dated 'C.N.H/1913' (lower right); inscribed 'Life!'/C.Napier Hemy./Falmouth/1913' (on canvas verso) and further inscribed 'Finished study for the large oil picture' (on paper laid to the top stretcher)
watercolour and bodycolour on paper laid to canvas
66.4 x 100cm (26 1/8 x 39 3/8in) (image size)
The private collection of Roger and Jill Hadlee (of The Royal Exchange Gallery), UK, thence by descent to the current owner.
Charles Napier Hemy, RA RWS (British, 1841-1917)
'Life!'
signed with initials and dated 'C.N.H/1913' (lower right); inscribed 'Life!'/C.Napier Hemy./Falmouth/1913' (on canvas verso) and further inscribed 'Finished study for the large oil picture' (on paper laid to the top stretcher)
watercolour and bodycolour on paper laid to canvas
66.4 x 100cm (26 1/8 x 39 3/8in) (image size)
The private collection of Roger and Jill Hadlee (of The Royal Exchange Gallery), UK, thence by descent to the current owner.
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work 'Life!' by Charles Napier Hemy was sold in the The Marine Sale auction at Bonhams in London in October this year. It achieved a price of GBP 34,560.00 (€ 39,684.48), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 15%. Other works by Charles Napier Hemy have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of GBP 69,600.00 (€ 79,321.30) in April this year for the work The Riverside, Limehouse.
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit 'Life!' von Charles Napier Hemy wurde im Oktober diesen Jahres in der Auktion The Marine Sale bei Bonhams in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 34.560,00 (€ 39.684,48) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 15%. Andere Arbeiten von Charles Napier Hemy haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von GBP 69.600,00 (€ 79.321,30) im April diesen Jahres für die Arbeit The Riverside, Limehouse beobachtet.
Charles Napier Hemy - Auction history
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