George Goodwin Kilburne
The pigeons of St Mark's, Venice, Italy
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 GBP
Price realised: 12.500 GBP
Price realised: 12.500 GBP
Description
George Goodwin Kilburne (1839-1924)
The pigeons of St Mark's, Venice, Italy
signed and dated 'G G Kilburne 76' and signed again and inscribed 'The Pigeons of St Mark's - Venice/G. G. Kilburne/Hawkhurst House/Steeles Road/Harverstock Hill' (on the artist's label on the reverse of the backboard)
pencil and watercolour and gum arabic, heightened with bodycolour
15 x 24 7/8 in. (38.1 x 62.9 cm.)
The pigeons of St Mark's, Venice, Italy
signed and dated 'G G Kilburne 76' and signed again and inscribed 'The Pigeons of St Mark's - Venice/G. G. Kilburne/Hawkhurst House/Steeles Road/Harverstock Hill' (on the artist's label on the reverse of the backboard)
pencil and watercolour and gum arabic, heightened with bodycolour
15 x 24 7/8 in. (38.1 x 62.9 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 56 %.
The work The pigeons of St Mark's, Venice, Italy by George Goodwin Kilburne was sold in the British Art on Paper auction at Christies in London in December 2008. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 12,500.00 (€ 13,128.64), 56% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by George Goodwin Kilburne - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Miss Pinkerton's Academy, Chiswick Mall, which sold at auction in June 2000 for GBP 32,900.00 (€ 52,150.55).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 56 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit The pigeons of St Mark's, Venice, Italy von George Goodwin Kilburne wurde im Dezember 2008 in der Auktion British Art on Paper bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 12.500,00 (€ 13.128,64) und damit 56% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von George Goodwin Kilburne mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Miss Pinkerton's Academy, Chiswick Mall beobachtet, die im Juni 2000 für GBP 32.900,00 (€ 52.150,55) versteigert wurde.
George Goodwin Kilburne - Auction history
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