George Richmond, R.A.
Isaac Going Forth To Meditate At The Eventide
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Fine Art Society: 142 Years on New Bond Street, Lot 17
5. Feb - 5. Feb 2019
The Fine Art Society: 142 Years on New Bond Street, Lot 17
5. Feb - 5. Feb 2019
Estimate: 1.000 - 2.000 GBP
Price realised: 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 6.000 GBP
Description
George Richmond, R.A.
1809-1896
ISAAC GOING FORTH TO MEDITATE AT THE EVENTIDE
oil on canvas, unlined
55 by 33 cm., 21¾ by 13in.
The artist's family by descent; | Sotheby's, London, 30 January 1985, lot 94, to Agnew's for £1,300; | Thomas Agnew & Sons, Ltd.; | Private collection, Philadelphia; | Lyon & Turnbull, Edinburgh, 2 December 2009, lot 22
1809-1896
ISAAC GOING FORTH TO MEDITATE AT THE EVENTIDE
oil on canvas, unlined
55 by 33 cm., 21¾ by 13in.
The artist's family by descent; | Sotheby's, London, 30 January 1985, lot 94, to Agnew's for £1,300; | Thomas Agnew & Sons, Ltd.; | Private collection, Philadelphia; | Lyon & Turnbull, Edinburgh, 2 December 2009, lot 22
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work Isaac Going Forth To Meditate At The Eventide by George Richmond was auctioned at Sothebys in London in February 2019, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 2,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 6,000.00 (€ 6,999.21). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by George Richmond achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Portrait of Sir Moses Montefiore (1784-1885), three-quarter-length, seated at a desk, in a black suit and cap in May 2005 with an auction result of GBP 96,000.00 (€ 141,726.13).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Isaac Going Forth To Meditate At The Eventide von George Richmond im Februar 2019 bei Sothebys in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 2.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 6.000,00 (€ 6.999,21) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von George Richmond erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Portrait of Sir Moses Montefiore (1784-1885), three-quarter-length, seated at a desk, in a black suit and cap im Mai 2005 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 96.000,00 (€ 141.726,13).
George Richmond - Auction history
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