Francis Towne
A Lady Walking Beside An Italian Lake
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Master and British Drawings Including Property from the Descendants of Walter Brandt, Lot 207
8. Jul - 8. Jul 2011
Old Master and British Drawings Including Property from the Descendants of Walter Brandt, Lot 207
8. Jul - 8. Jul 2011
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.000 GBP
Description
Francis Towne
ISLEWORTH, MIDDLESEX BAP. 1739-1816 LONDON
A LADY WALKING BESIDE AN ITALIAN LAKE
Pen and black ink with grey and brown wash, on laid paper, original wash-line mount;
signed in pen and black ink, lower right: F. Towne del / 1780
250 by 185 mm
With P. & D. Colnaghi, London, by 1965, by whom sold in 1965 to Walter Brandt
ISLEWORTH, MIDDLESEX BAP. 1739-1816 LONDON
A LADY WALKING BESIDE AN ITALIAN LAKE
Pen and black ink with grey and brown wash, on laid paper, original wash-line mount;
signed in pen and black ink, lower right: F. Towne del / 1780
250 by 185 mm
With P. & D. Colnaghi, London, by 1965, by whom sold in 1965 to Walter Brandt
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work A Lady Walking Beside An Italian Lake by Francis Towne was auctioned at Sothebys in London in July 2011, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 4,000.00 – 6,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 3,000.00 (€ 3,442.95). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Francis Towne achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Lake Of Albano, Morning Sun Rising Over Rocca Del Papa in July 2010 with an auction result of GBP 289,250.00 (€ 347,790.53).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit A Lady Walking Beside An Italian Lake von Francis Towne im Juli 2011 bei Sothebys in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 4.000,00 – 6.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 3.000,00 (€ 3.442,95) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Francis Towne erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Lake Of Albano, Morning Sun Rising Over Rocca Del Papa im Juli 2010 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 289.250,00 (€ 347.790,53).
Francis Towne - Auction history
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