David Roberts, R.A.
Fragments of a Colossal statue at the Memnonium, Thebes
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master and British Works on Paper: Drawings, Watercolours and Prints 1500-1900, Lot 132
5. Jul - 5. Jul 2022
Old Master and British Works on Paper: Drawings, Watercolours and Prints 1500-1900, Lot 132
5. Jul - 5. Jul 2022
Estimate: 25.000 - 35.000 GBP
Price realised: 22.000 GBP
Price realised: 22.000 GBP
Description
DAVID ROBERTS, R.A. (EDINBURGH 1796-1864 LONDON)
Fragments of a Colossal statue at the Memnonium, Thebes
signed 'David Roberts. R.A.' (lower left) and inscribed and dated 'Memnonium, Thebes Dec. 5th, 1838' (lower left) and further inscribed 'Dimensions of the statue/Between the shoulders [?] 26 feet/Circumference of the Head 54"/Shoulder to the elbow 13"[?]' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour heightened with bodycolour on blue-grey paper
12 7⁄8 x 19 1⁄4 in. (32.7 x 48.9cm.)
Fragments of a Colossal statue at the Memnonium, Thebes
signed 'David Roberts. R.A.' (lower left) and inscribed and dated 'Memnonium, Thebes Dec. 5th, 1838' (lower left) and further inscribed 'Dimensions of the statue/Between the shoulders [?] 26 feet/Circumference of the Head 54"/Shoulder to the elbow 13"[?]' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour heightened with bodycolour on blue-grey paper
12 7⁄8 x 19 1⁄4 in. (32.7 x 48.9cm.)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Fragments of a Colossal statue at the Memnonium, Thebes by David Roberts was auctioned at Christies in London in July last year, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 25,000.00 – 35,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 22,000.00 (€ 26,271.91). 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 verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Fragments of a Colossal statue at the Memnonium, Thebes von David Roberts im Juli letzten Jahres bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 25.000,00 – 35.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 22.000,00 (€ 26.271,91) den Besitzer. 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
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