George Stubbs, A.R.A.

Gimcrack on Newmarket Heath, with a trainer, a jockey and a stable lad

Found at Christies, London
Old Master & British Paintings - Evening Sale, Lot 12
5. Jul - 5. Jul 2011
Estimate: 20.000.000 - 30.000.000 GBP
Price realised: 22.441.250 GBP
George Stubbs, A.R.A. (Liverpool 1724-1806 London)
Gimcrack on Newmarket Heath, with a trainer, a jockey and a stable lad
inscribed 'Gimcrack' (lower centre left)
oil on canvas
40 3/16 x 76¼ in. (102 x 193.6 cm.)

A top price for George Stubbs - as previously expected

The work Gimcrack on Newmarket Heath, with a trainer, a jockey and a stable lad by George Stubbs was sold in the Old Master & British Paintings - Evening Sale auction at Christies in London in July 2011. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 20,000,000.00 – 30,000,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 22,441,250.00 (€ 25,754,691.64) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Gimcrack on Newmarket Heath, with a trainer, a jockey and a stable lad is the most expensive artwork by George Stubbs that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage

Die Arbeit Gimcrack on Newmarket Heath, with a trainer, a jockey and a stable lad von George Stubbs wurde im Juli 2011 in der Auktion Old Master & British Paintings - Evening Sale bei Christies in London versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 20.000.000,00 – 30.000.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 22.441.250,00 (€ 25.754.691,64) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Gimcrack on Newmarket Heath, with a trainer, a jockey and a stable lad das teuerste Kunstwerk von George Stubbs, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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