Francis Danby, A.R.A.
View of Lake Geneva with the town of Villeneuve
Estimate: 50.000 - 80.000 GBP
Price realised: 57.360 GBP
Price realised: 57.360 GBP
Description
Francis Danby, A.R.A. (1793-1861)
View of Lake Geneva with the town of Villeneuve
signed and dated 'F.DANBY.1836.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
21¼ x 31¾ in. (54 x 80.5 cm.)
View of Lake Geneva with the town of Villeneuve
signed and dated 'F.DANBY.1836.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
21¼ x 31¾ in. (54 x 80.5 cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work View of Lake Geneva with the town of Villeneuve by Francis Danby was auctioned at Christies in London in June 2002. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 50,000.00 – 80,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 57,360.00 (€ 88,722.93) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Other works by Francis Danby have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in July 2014 the work A view of the Avon at Clifton, Bristol was auctioned for GBP 110,500.00 (€ 139,375.24).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit View of Lake Geneva with the town of Villeneuve von Francis Danby kam im Juni 2002 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 50.000,00 – 80.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 57.360,00 (€ 88.722,93) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Andere Arbeiten von Francis Danby konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Juli 2014 die Arbeit A view of the Avon at Clifton, Bristol für GBP 110.500,00 (€ 139.375,24) versteigert.