Colonel Robert Smith

View of Mount Erskine and Pulo Ticoose, Prince of Wales' Island

Found at Christies, London
Topographical Pictures, Lot 30
30. Oct - 30. Oct 2014
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 GBP
Price realised: 68.500 GBP
Colonel Robert Smith (1787-1853)
View of Mount Erskine and Pulo Ticoose, Prince of Wales' Island
oil on canvas
23 7/8 x 36in. (60.8 x 91.5cm.)

A top price for Robert Smith

This artwork by Robert Smith achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in October 2014. In the Topographical Pictures auction, the work View of Mount Erskine and Pulo Ticoose, Prince of Wales' Island sold for GBP 68,500.00 (€ 87,464.60) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 30,000.00. This high result makes View of Mount Erskine and Pulo Ticoose, Prince of Wales' Island the most expensive artwork by Robert Smith that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Robert Smith

Dieses Kunstwerk von Robert Smith erzielte im Oktober 2014 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Topographical Pictures wurde die Arbeit View of Mount Erskine and Pulo Ticoose, Prince of Wales' Island für GBP 68.500,00 (€ 87.464,60) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 30.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht View of Mount Erskine and Pulo Ticoose, Prince of Wales' Island zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Robert Smith, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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