Edwin Long R.A.
The Daughter of Bethlehem
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 GBP
Price realised: 21.250 GBP
Price realised: 21.250 GBP
Description
EDWIN LONG R.A. (BRITISH, 1829–1891)
The Daughter of Bethlehem
signed with monogram and dated '1886' (lower right)
oil on canvas
53 1/8 x 35 3/8in. (135 x 90cm.)
- Purchased from the artist by Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, 18 December 1886, no 4226. | Purchased from the above by J.E. Walker Esq., 13 May 1887. | Purchased by Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, 30 June 1888. | Purchased from the above by James Williamson M.P., 21 July 1891. | Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 28 November 1930, as A Water-Carrier of Bethlehem. | Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 26 November 1986, lot 31, as The Daughter of Bethl
The Daughter of Bethlehem
signed with monogram and dated '1886' (lower right)
oil on canvas
53 1/8 x 35 3/8in. (135 x 90cm.)
- Purchased from the artist by Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, 18 December 1886, no 4226. | Purchased from the above by J.E. Walker Esq., 13 May 1887. | Purchased by Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, 30 June 1888. | Purchased from the above by James Williamson M.P., 21 July 1891. | Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 28 November 1930, as A Water-Carrier of Bethlehem. | Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 26 November 1986, lot 31, as The Daughter of Bethl
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
In July 2021 Christies in London held the auction British and European Art, which included the work The Daughter of Bethlehem by Edwin Long. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 21,250.00 (€ 24,920.03), 18% above the upper estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Edwin Long achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work An Ancient Custom in May 2000 with an auction result of USD 776,000.00 (€ 831,903.95).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Im Juli 2021 führte Christies in London die Auktion British and European Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit The Daughter of Bethlehem von Edwin Long zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 21.250,00 (€ 24.920,03) und damit 18% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Edwin Long erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit An Ancient Custom im Mai 2000 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 776.000,00 (€ 831.903,95).
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