Francis Wheatley R.A.
Portrait Of A Country Squire, Said To Be Stephen Sullivan Of Ponsbourne Park
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Old Master Paintings, Lot 108
9. Jun - 9. Jun 2011
Old Master Paintings, Lot 108
9. Jun - 9. Jun 2011
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Francis Wheatley R.A.
LONDON 1747 - 1801
PORTRAIT OF A COUNTRY SQUIRE, SAID TO BE STEPHEN SULLIVAN OF PONSBOURNE PARK
oil on canvas
30 1/5 by 25 in.; 76.7 by 63.5 cm.
Marshall Field; | Charles Young; | With Knoedler Galleries, New York (inv. no. 19482); | Robert J. Turner, Locust Valley, New York; | Anonymous sale, New York, Sotheby's, 7 June 1984, lot 56, for $12,000, to Bernard Levy; | From whom acquired by the present owners.
LONDON 1747 - 1801
PORTRAIT OF A COUNTRY SQUIRE, SAID TO BE STEPHEN SULLIVAN OF PONSBOURNE PARK
oil on canvas
30 1/5 by 25 in.; 76.7 by 63.5 cm.
Marshall Field; | Charles Young; | With Knoedler Galleries, New York (inv. no. 19482); | Robert J. Turner, Locust Valley, New York; | Anonymous sale, New York, Sotheby's, 7 June 1984, lot 56, for $12,000, to Bernard Levy; | From whom acquired by the present owners.
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Portrait Of A Country Squire, Said To Be Stephen Sullivan Of Ponsbourne Park by Francis Wheatley was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in June 2011, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 20,000.00 – 30,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 15,000.00 (€ 10,328.44). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Francis Wheatley achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Equestrian portrait of Sir Henry Pigot (1750-1840) in December 2000 with an auction result of USD 369,000.00 (€ 393,054.96).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Portrait Of A Country Squire, Said To Be Stephen Sullivan Of Ponsbourne Park von Francis Wheatley im Juni 2011 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 20.000,00 – 30.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 15.000,00 (€ 10.328,44) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Francis Wheatley erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Equestrian portrait of Sir Henry Pigot (1750-1840) im Dezember 2000 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 369.000,00 (€ 393.054,96).
Francis Wheatley - Auction history
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