Conrad Martens
Gomera, one of the Canaries, June 4 1833
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 GBP
Price realised: 956 GBP
Price realised: 956 GBP
Description
CONRAD MARTENS (1801-1878)
Gomera, one of the Canaries, June 4 1833
dated 'June 4. 1833' (lower right), inscribed 'Gomera. one of the canaries-/June 4 1833-' on the reverse
watercolour on paper
unframed
4¾ x 7 5/8in. (120 x 195mm.)
A sketch taken on the voyage of HMS Hyacinth (Captain Francis Price Blackwood) which took Martens from Falmouth on 19 May 1833 to Rio de Janerio, Brazil, on the first leg of a cruise to the East Indies station. Martens later transferred to the Beagle at Montevideo when he was asked by Fitzroy to replace the ailing Augustus Earle.
Gomera, one of the Canaries, June 4 1833
dated 'June 4. 1833' (lower right), inscribed 'Gomera. one of the canaries-/June 4 1833-' on the reverse
watercolour on paper
unframed
4¾ x 7 5/8in. (120 x 195mm.)
A sketch taken on the voyage of HMS Hyacinth (Captain Francis Price Blackwood) which took Martens from Falmouth on 19 May 1833 to Rio de Janerio, Brazil, on the first leg of a cruise to the East Indies station. Martens later transferred to the Beagle at Montevideo when he was asked by Fitzroy to replace the ailing Augustus Earle.
Auction result well in line with expectations
In April 2004 Christies in London held the auction THE QUENTIN KEYNES COLLECTION, which included the work Gomera, one of the Canaries, June 4 1833 by Conrad Martens. The price achieved of GBP 956.00 (€ 858.90) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 800.00 – 1,200.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Conrad Martens achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Ausa Campbell'S Wharf in May 2009 with an auction result of AUD 576,000.00 (€ 325,921.56).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im April 2004 führte Christies in London die Auktion THE QUENTIN KEYNES COLLECTION durch, in der auch die Arbeit Gomera, one of the Canaries, June 4 1833 von Conrad Martens zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 956,00 (€ 858,90) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 800,00 – 1.200,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Conrad Martens erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Ausa Campbell'S Wharf im Mai 2009 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von AUD 576.000,00 (€ 325.921,56).
Conrad Martens - Auction history
