David Roberts, R.A.
Cape Blanco, Lebanon
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Orientalist Sale, Lot 9
20. Oct - 26. Oct 2021
The Orientalist Sale, Lot 9
20. Oct - 26. Oct 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
David Roberts, R.A.
Edinburgh 1796 - 1864 London
Cape Blanco, Lebanon
Watercolour over pencil, heightened with white; a pencil sketch of the island of Tyre verso,
the recto, inscribed and dated lower right: Cape Blanco April 26 th / 1839, further inscribed upper left: ? el-Abiad. or the white promontory / coast of Syria.; numbered upper right: 216, the verso inscribed: N o 1 Tyre on the Island 2 remains of the Christian Church 3 ancient causeway connecting Tyre with the mainland 4 Ancient Tyre / The above sketch was taken on approaching Tyre from the South, and at about four miles off.
244 by 342 mm
Sale, Lewes, Gorringes, 8 March 2021, lot 1637 (as English School, 19 th century) | Lithographed: | the preliminary sketch for Holy Land, 1843, Vol.II, [pl.67] with above title; 1855, vol. II, pl. 67, as Cape Blanco
Edinburgh 1796 - 1864 London
Cape Blanco, Lebanon
Watercolour over pencil, heightened with white; a pencil sketch of the island of Tyre verso,
the recto, inscribed and dated lower right: Cape Blanco April 26 th / 1839, further inscribed upper left: ? el-Abiad. or the white promontory / coast of Syria.; numbered upper right: 216, the verso inscribed: N o 1 Tyre on the Island 2 remains of the Christian Church 3 ancient causeway connecting Tyre with the mainland 4 Ancient Tyre / The above sketch was taken on approaching Tyre from the South, and at about four miles off.
244 by 342 mm
Sale, Lewes, Gorringes, 8 March 2021, lot 1637 (as English School, 19 th century) | Lithographed: | the preliminary sketch for Holy Land, 1843, Vol.II, [pl.67] with above title; 1855, vol. II, pl. 67, as Cape Blanco
Auction result well in line with expectations
In October 2021 Sothebys in London held the auction The Orientalist Sale, which included the work Cape Blanco, Lebanon by David Roberts. The price achieved of GBP 9,450.00 (€ 11,195.70) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 8,000.00 – 12,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by David Roberts achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Jerusalem, from the South in June 2016 with an auction result of GBP 962,500.00 (€ 1,155,314.09).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Oktober 2021 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion The Orientalist Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit Cape Blanco, Lebanon von David Roberts zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 9.450,00 (€ 11.195,70) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 8.000,00 – 12.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von David Roberts erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Jerusalem, from the South im Juni 2016 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 962.500,00 (€ 1.155.314,09).
David Roberts - Auction history
