Edmund Blair Leighton
British A Picnic Party
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
19th Century European Art, Lot 46
9. May - 9. May 2014
19th Century European Art, Lot 46
9. May - 9. May 2014
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Edmund Blair Leighton
1853 - 1922
BRITISHA PICNIC PARTY
signed E.B.L. and dated 1920 (lower left)
oil on canvas
21 1/3 by 32 1/3 in.
55 by 83 cm
Louis Wolff & Co. (acquired directly from the artist) | The Toner family, England | Gifted by the above to Monsignor Tom Toner, until 2012
1853 - 1922
BRITISHA PICNIC PARTY
signed E.B.L. and dated 1920 (lower left)
oil on canvas
21 1/3 by 32 1/3 in.
55 by 83 cm
Louis Wolff & Co. (acquired directly from the artist) | The Toner family, England | Gifted by the above to Monsignor Tom Toner, until 2012
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work British A Picnic Party by Edmund Blair Leighton was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in May 2014, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 120,000.00 – 180,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 118,750.00 (€ 87,060.12). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Edmund Blair Leighton achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work God Speed in June 2000 with an auction result of GBP 707,750.00 (€ 1,121,870.87).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit British A Picnic Party von Edmund Blair Leighton im Mai 2014 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 120.000,00 – 180.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 118.750,00 (€ 87.060,12) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Edmund Blair Leighton erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit God Speed im Juni 2000 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 707.750,00 (€ 1.121.870,87).
Edmund Blair Leighton - Auction history
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