George Romney

John Howard visiting a Lazaretto; and Study of a head of a bearded man, in profile

Found at Christies, London
Old Master and British Works on Paper: Drawings, Watercolours and Prints 1500-1900, Lot 83
5. Jul - 5. Jul 2022
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.016 GBP
GEORGE ROMNEY (DALTON-IN-FURNESS, LANCASHIRE 1734-1802 KENDAL, CUMBRIA)
John Howard visiting a Lazaretto; and Study of a head of a bearded man, in profile
the second with inscription 'Sketch for/ Head of Our Saviour/ - Engraved - Hayley's Life' (upper right)
both pencil
5 5⁄8 x 9 1⁄8 in. (14.3 x 23.2 cm.); 4 1⁄2 x 6 5⁄8 in. (11.4 x 16.8 cm.)
(2)

Auction result well in line with expectations

In July last year Christies in London held the auction Old Master and British Works on Paper: Drawings, Watercolours and Prints 1500-1900, which included the work John Howard visiting a Lazaretto; and Study of a head of a bearded man, in profile by George Romney. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 2,000.00 – 3,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 2,016.00 (€ 2,407.46) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by George Romney achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Portrait Of Edward Wortley Montagu (1713–1776) in July 2014 with an auction result of GBP 4,002,500.00 (€ 5,048,410.94).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Im Juli letzten Jahres führte Christies in London die Auktion Old Master and British Works on Paper: Drawings, Watercolours and Prints 1500-1900 durch, in der auch die Arbeit John Howard visiting a Lazaretto; and Study of a head of a bearded man, in profile von George Romney zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 2.000,00 – 3.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 2.016,00 (€ 2.407,46) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von George Romney erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Portrait Of Edward Wortley Montagu (1713–1776) im Juli 2014 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 4.002.500,00 (€ 5.048.410,94).

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