Col. George Francis White
Landscape and river scenes including; Indian figures at the entrance to a village; View of the mouth of the Ganges; A river lanscape; Temple on the Ganges; On the Sutlej river; On the Ganges; Taj Mahal, Agra; A coastal landscape
Found at
Christies,
London
Exploration & Travel with Visions of India, Lot 247
21. Sep - 21. Sep 2000
Exploration & Travel with Visions of India, Lot 247
21. Sep - 21. Sep 2000
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 GBP
Price realised: 2.585 GBP
Price realised: 2.585 GBP
Description
Col. George Francis White (1808-1898)
Landscape and river scenes including; Indian figures at the entrance to a village; View of the mouth of the Ganges; A river lanscape; Temple on the Ganges; On the Sutlej river; On the Ganges; Taj Mahal, Agra; A coastal landscape
five signed 'G.F. White.', four signed with initials 'G.F.W. delt.', three inscribed as title and six variously dated '1829-1845'
pencil, pen and ink and grey wash, two brown wash, two with watercolour, three on coloured paper, unframed
7½ x 107/8 in. (19 x 27.7 cm.); and smaller (9)
Landscape and river scenes including; Indian figures at the entrance to a village; View of the mouth of the Ganges; A river lanscape; Temple on the Ganges; On the Sutlej river; On the Ganges; Taj Mahal, Agra; A coastal landscape
five signed 'G.F. White.', four signed with initials 'G.F.W. delt.', three inscribed as title and six variously dated '1829-1845'
pencil, pen and ink and grey wash, two brown wash, two with watercolour, three on coloured paper, unframed
7½ x 107/8 in. (19 x 27.7 cm.); and smaller (9)
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by George Francis White achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in September 2000. In the Exploration & Travel with Visions of India auction, the work Landscape and river scenes including; Indian figures at the entrance to a village; View of the mouth of the Ganges; A river lanscape; Temple on the Ganges; On the Sutlej river; On the Ganges; Taj Mahal, Agra; A coastal landscape sold for GBP 2,585.00 (€ 4,325.49) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1,200. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by George Francis White - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Lieutenant-Colonel George Francis White (1808-1898), which sold at auction in July 2006 for GBP 7,800.00 (€ 11,418.29).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von George Francis White erzielte im September 2000 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Exploration & Travel with Visions of India wurde die Arbeit Landscape and river scenes including; Indian figures at the entrance to a village; View of the mouth of the Ganges; A river lanscape; Temple on the Ganges; On the Sutlej river; On the Ganges; Taj Mahal, Agra; A coastal landscape für GBP 2.585,00 (€ 4.325,49) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.200,00. Für andere Arbeiten von George Francis White mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Lieutenant-Colonel George Francis White (1808-1898) beobachtet, die im Juli 2006 für GBP 7.800,00 (€ 11.418,29) versteigert wurde.
George Francis White - Auction history
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