David Roberts, R.A.
Jerusalem, from the South
Found at
Christies,
London
Defining British Art Evening Sale, Lot 15
30. Jun - 30. Jun 2016
Defining British Art Evening Sale, Lot 15
30. Jun - 30. Jun 2016
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
signed and dated 'David. Roberts. R.A. 1860.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
48 ½ x 72 ¼ in. (123.2 x 183.5 cm.)
Bought from the artist by Ernest Gambart for £400 (excluding the frame). | H. Llewellyn. | His sale; Christie's, London, 9 March 1861, lot 97, as ‘JERUSALEM. A grand and truly magnificent work of this [j]ustly celebrated master’ (389 gns to Jones). | Richard Christopher Naylor, of Hooton Hall, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. | His sale; Christie's, London, 7 August 1875, lot 848 (850 gns to W. Lane). | The Earl of Dudley, 1882. | The Countess of Dudley. | Rt Hon. Earl of Dudley (†); Christie's,
oil on canvas
48 ½ x 72 ¼ in. (123.2 x 183.5 cm.)
Bought from the artist by Ernest Gambart for £400 (excluding the frame). | H. Llewellyn. | His sale; Christie's, London, 9 March 1861, lot 97, as ‘JERUSALEM. A grand and truly magnificent work of this [j]ustly celebrated master’ (389 gns to Jones). | Richard Christopher Naylor, of Hooton Hall, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. | His sale; Christie's, London, 7 August 1875, lot 848 (850 gns to W. Lane). | The Earl of Dudley, 1882. | The Countess of Dudley. | Rt Hon. Earl of Dudley (†); Christie's,
Despite a disappointment, a good price for David Roberts
When the work Jerusalem, from the South by David Roberts was auctioned at Christies in London in June 2016, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 1,000,000.00 – 1,500,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 962,500.00 (€ 1,155,314.09). Despite this disappointing result, Jerusalem, from the South is the most expensive artwork by David Roberts that we have observed at auction so far.
Trotz Enttäuschung ein guter Preis für David Roberts
Als die Arbeit Jerusalem, from the South von David Roberts im Juni 2016 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 1.000.000,00 – 1.500.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 962.500,00 (€ 1.155.314,09) den Besitzer. Trotz dieses enttäuschenden Ergebnisses ist Jerusalem, from the South das teuerste Kunstwerk von David Roberts, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
David Roberts - Auction history
