George Clint, A.R.A.

Falstaff Awaking, a sketch

Found at Sothebys, London
Old Masters Day Sale, Lot 205
2. Jul - 8. Jul 2021
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 5.292 GBP
The Property of a Gentleman
George Clint, A.R.A.
London 1770 - 1854
Falstaff Awaking, a sketch
oil on canvas
unframed: 54.9 x 48.9 cm.; 21⅝ x 19¼ in.
framed: 63.6 x 58.2 cm.; 25 x 22⅞ in.
Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 6 July 1977, lot 2 (as B.R. Haydon), where acquired by the father of the present owner; | Thence by descent.

Upper estimate price exceeded by 76 %.

This artwork by George Clint achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in July 2021. In the Old Masters Day Sale auction, the work Falstaff Awaking, a sketch sold for GBP 5,292.00 (€ 6,205.97) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 3,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by George Clint; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as John Fawcett (1768-1837) as "Friponi", half-length, in a black and white coat and black hat sold at auction in October 2010 with the realized price of GBP 6,250.00 (€ 7,206.35).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 76 % übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von George Clint erzielte im Juli 2021 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Masters Day Sale wurde die Arbeit Falstaff Awaking, a sketch für GBP 5.292,00 (€ 6.205,97) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 3.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von George Clint; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as John Fawcett (1768-1837) as "Friponi", half-length, in a black and white coat and black hat im Oktober 2010 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 6.250,00 (€ 7.206,35).

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