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- View of Greenwich, London (Recto); And A River Landscape (Verso)
George Heriot
View of Greenwich, London (Recto); And A River Landscape (Verso)
Estimate: 2.500 - 3.500 GBP
Price realised: 5.040 GBP
Price realised: 5.040 GBP
Description
George Heriot (1766-1844)
View of Greenwich, London (recto); and A river landscape (verso)
indistinctly inscribed and dated 'Greenwich 17[?]' (upper centre) and numbered '1.' (upper left)
pencil, pen and grey ink and watercolour, on two joined sheets, unframed
4½ x 20 3/8 in. (11.5 x 52 cm.)
View of Greenwich, London (recto); and A river landscape (verso)
indistinctly inscribed and dated 'Greenwich 17[?]' (upper centre) and numbered '1.' (upper left)
pencil, pen and grey ink and watercolour, on two joined sheets, unframed
4½ x 20 3/8 in. (11.5 x 52 cm.)
A top price for George Heriot
The work View of Greenwich, London (Recto); And A River Landscape (Verso) by George Heriot was sold in the British Art on Paper auction at Christies in London in November 2006. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 5,040.00 (€ 7,484.56), 44% above the upper estimate. With this result, View of Greenwich, London (Recto); And A River Landscape (Verso) is even the most expensive work of art by George Heriot that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für George Heriot
Die Arbeit View of Greenwich, London (Recto); And A River Landscape (Verso) von George Heriot wurde im November 2006 in der Auktion British Art on Paper bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 5.040,00 (€ 7.484,56) und damit 44% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist View of Greenwich, London (Recto); And A River Landscape (Verso) sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von George Heriot, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.