Francis Towne
Lake Of Albano, Morning Sun Rising Over Rocca Del Papa
Found at
Sothebys,
London
An Exceptional Eye: A Private British Collection, Lot 62
14. Jul - 14. Jul 2010
An Exceptional Eye: A Private British Collection, Lot 62
14. Jul - 14. Jul 2010
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 GBP
Price realised: 289.250 GBP
Price realised: 289.250 GBP
Description
Francis Towne
1740-1816
LAKE OF ALBANO, MORNING SUN RISING OVER ROCCA DEL PAPA
signed and inscribed verso: Morning sun rising over rocca del Papa / Lake of Albano / July 12 th 1781 / Francis Towne
pen and black ink with watercolour over pencil on laid paper watermarked J. WHATMAN, held in a British neo-classical frame
31 by 46 cm.; 12 by 18 in.
Bequeathed by the artist to James White of Exeter (1744-1825); | by descent to Towne's residuary legatee John Herman Merivale (1779-1844); | by descent to his granddaughters Maria Sophia Merivale (1853-1928) and Judith Ann Merivale (1860-1945); | by whom sold to the Squire Gallery in 1933; | from whom purchased by John Boynton Priestley (1894-1984); | Anonymous sale, Phillips London, 29 January 1999, lot 28
1740-1816
LAKE OF ALBANO, MORNING SUN RISING OVER ROCCA DEL PAPA
signed and inscribed verso: Morning sun rising over rocca del Papa / Lake of Albano / July 12 th 1781 / Francis Towne
pen and black ink with watercolour over pencil on laid paper watermarked J. WHATMAN, held in a British neo-classical frame
31 by 46 cm.; 12 by 18 in.
Bequeathed by the artist to James White of Exeter (1744-1825); | by descent to Towne's residuary legatee John Herman Merivale (1779-1844); | by descent to his granddaughters Maria Sophia Merivale (1853-1928) and Judith Ann Merivale (1860-1945); | by whom sold to the Squire Gallery in 1933; | from whom purchased by John Boynton Priestley (1894-1984); | Anonymous sale, Phillips London, 29 January 1999, lot 28
A top price for Francis Towne
This artwork by Francis Towne achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in July 2010. In the An Exceptional Eye: A Private British Collection auction, the work Lake Of Albano, Morning Sun Rising Over Rocca Del Papa sold for GBP 289,250.00 (€ 347,790.53) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 120,000.00. This high result makes Lake Of Albano, Morning Sun Rising Over Rocca Del Papa the most expensive artwork by Francis Towne that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Francis Towne
Dieses Kunstwerk von Francis Towne erzielte im Juli 2010 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion An Exceptional Eye: A Private British Collection wurde die Arbeit Lake Of Albano, Morning Sun Rising Over Rocca Del Papa für GBP 289.250,00 (€ 347.790,53) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 120.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Lake Of Albano, Morning Sun Rising Over Rocca Del Papa zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Francis Towne, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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