George Barret, Sen., R.A.
The timber wagon
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours, Lot 375
8. Dec - 8. Dec 2011
Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours, Lot 375
8. Dec - 8. Dec 2011
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.750 GBP
Price realised: 3.750 GBP
Description
George Barret, Sen., R.A. (Dublin 1732-1784 London)
The timber wagon
bodycolour, unframed
17¾ x 25 in. (45.2 x 63.5 cm.)
The timber wagon
bodycolour, unframed
17¾ x 25 in. (45.2 x 63.5 cm.)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work The timber wagon by George Barret was auctioned at Christies in London in December 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 3,750.00 (€ 4,491.15). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by George Barret achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work A wooded river landscape with a man fishing in the foreground, a shepherd playing a flute beside a flock of sheep and a town beyond; and A wooded river landscape with fishermen in a boat, a ruined building beyond and figures crossing a bridge in December 2010 with an auction result of GBP 481,250.00 (€ 558,248.55).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit The timber wagon von George Barret im Dezember 2011 bei Christies 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 3.750,00 (€ 4.491,15) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von George Barret erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit A wooded river landscape with a man fishing in the foreground, a shepherd playing a flute beside a flock of sheep and a town beyond; and A wooded river landscape with fishermen in a boat, a ruined building beyond and figures crossing a bridge im Dezember 2010 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 481.250,00 (€ 558.248,55).
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