George Romney
Two partly dismembered sketchbooks: the first 7 sheets in a marbled paper binding, with drawings of a proposed house design and a letter; the second 17 sheets, unbound, with various head studies and some compositional drawings, including for Portrait of M
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours, Lot 104
4. Jul - 4. Jul 2023
Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours, Lot 104
4. Jul - 4. Jul 2023
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 5.040 GBP
Price realised: 5.040 GBP
Description
GEORGE ROMNEY (DALTON-IN-FURNESS 1734-1802 KENDAL)
Two partly dismembered sketchbooks: the first 7 sheets in a marbled paper binding, with drawings of a proposed house design and a letter; the second 17 sheets, unbound, with various head studies and some compositional drawings, including for Portrait of Mrs Morwood, The Death of General Wolfe, and King Lear
the first inscribed and dated 'September 1792/ N o 2/ Ark' (on the cover); the second variously inscribed throughout
pencil, pen and ink and wash
the first 5 7/8 x 9 1/2 in. (15 x 24.1 cm.); the second 6 1/8 x 8 1/4 in. (15.5 x 21 cm.)
Two partly dismembered sketchbooks: the first 7 sheets in a marbled paper binding, with drawings of a proposed house design and a letter; the second 17 sheets, unbound, with various head studies and some compositional drawings, including for Portrait of Mrs Morwood, The Death of General Wolfe, and King Lear
the first inscribed and dated 'September 1792/ N o 2/ Ark' (on the cover); the second variously inscribed throughout
pencil, pen and ink and wash
the first 5 7/8 x 9 1/2 in. (15 x 24.1 cm.); the second 6 1/8 x 8 1/4 in. (15.5 x 21 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 68 %.
The work Two partly dismembered sketchbooks: the first 7 sheets in a marbled paper binding, with drawings of a proposed house design and a letter; the second 17 sheets, unbound, with various head studies and some compositional drawings, including for Portrait of M by George Romney was sold in the Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours auction at Christies in London in July this year. It achieved a price of GBP 5,040.00 (€ 5,880.15), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 68%. 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).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 68 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Two partly dismembered sketchbooks: the first 7 sheets in a marbled paper binding, with drawings of a proposed house design and a letter; the second 17 sheets, unbound, with various head studies and some compositional drawings, including for Portrait of M von George Romney wurde im Juli diesen Jahres in der Auktion Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 5.040,00 (€ 5.880,15) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 68%. 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).
George Romney - Auction history
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