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- 'To sit on rocks, to muse o'er flood and fell This is not solitude! 'tis but to hold Converse with Nature's charms, and view her stores unrolled.'
George Stanfield Walters, R.B.A.
'To sit on rocks, to muse o'er flood and fell This is not solitude! 'tis but to hold Converse with Nature's charms, and view her stores unrolled.'
Found at
Christies,
London
British and Victorian Pictures, Lot 128
8. Jun - 8. Jun 2000
British and Victorian Pictures, Lot 128
8. Jun - 8. Jun 2000
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
George Stanfield Walters, R.B.A. (1838-1924)
'To sit on rocks, to muse o'er flood and fell
This is not solitude! 'tis but to hold
Converse with Nature's charms, and view her
stores unrolled.'
signed with monogram and dated '1862' (lower right) and signed, inscribed and numbered 'No.2/'To sit on rocks, to muse o'er flood and fell/This is not solitude! 'tis but to hold/Converse with Nature's charms, and view her/stores unrolled.'/G.S. Walters Falkner Crescent Bootle/Liverpool' (on a label on the reverse)
'To sit on rocks, to muse o'er flood and fell
This is not solitude! 'tis but to hold
Converse with Nature's charms, and view her
stores unrolled.'
signed with monogram and dated '1862' (lower right) and signed, inscribed and numbered 'No.2/'To sit on rocks, to muse o'er flood and fell/This is not solitude! 'tis but to hold/Converse with Nature's charms, and view her/stores unrolled.'/G.S. Walters Falkner Crescent Bootle/Liverpool' (on a label on the reverse)
A top price for George Stanfield Walters
The work 'To sit on rocks, to muse o'er flood and fell This is not solitude! 'tis but to hold Converse with Nature's charms, and view her stores unrolled.' by George Stanfield Walters was sold in the British and Victorian Pictures auction at Christies in London in June 2000. It achieved a price of GBP 8,812.50 (€ 13,968.90), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 47%. With this result, 'To sit on rocks, to muse o'er flood and fell This is not solitude! 'tis but to hold Converse with Nature's charms, and view her stores unrolled.' is even the most expensive work of art by George Stanfield Walters that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für George Stanfield Walters
Die Arbeit 'To sit on rocks, to muse o'er flood and fell This is not solitude! 'tis but to hold Converse with Nature's charms, and view her stores unrolled.' von George Stanfield Walters wurde im Juni 2000 in der Auktion British and Victorian Pictures bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 8.812,50 (€ 13.968,90) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 47%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist 'To sit on rocks, to muse o'er flood and fell This is not solitude! 'tis but to hold Converse with Nature's charms, and view her stores unrolled.' sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von George Stanfield Walters, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
