George Wilson Bridges
South West View Of The Erechtheum In Negative, C. 1848
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 6.250 GBP
Price realised: 6.250 GBP
Description
George Wilson Bridges (1788 - 1863)
SOUTH WEST VIEW OF THE ERECHTHEUM IN NEGATIVE, C. 1848
Calotype negative, extensively inked in the area of the sky. Titled on the reverse of the cover sheet, and with the positions of the various buildings (including the Portico of the Temple of Pandrosus, The Temple of Pandrosus, the Conservatory, and the Portico of the Temple of Minerva Polias) identified in ink on the reverse, and with 'Bridges' discreetly inked. Separated from its cover sheet.
16.6 x 21.5 cm (6½ x 8½ in.)
SOUTH WEST VIEW OF THE ERECHTHEUM IN NEGATIVE, C. 1848
Calotype negative, extensively inked in the area of the sky. Titled on the reverse of the cover sheet, and with the positions of the various buildings (including the Portico of the Temple of Pandrosus, The Temple of Pandrosus, the Conservatory, and the Portico of the Temple of Minerva Polias) identified in ink on the reverse, and with 'Bridges' discreetly inked. Separated from its cover sheet.
16.6 x 21.5 cm (6½ x 8½ in.)
A top price for George Wilson Bridges
The work South West View Of The Erechtheum In Negative, C. 1848 by George Wilson Bridges was auctioned at Sothebys in London in May 2009. It achieved a price of GBP 6,250.00 (€ 7,149.94), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 25%. With this result, South West View Of The Erechtheum In Negative, C. 1848 is even the most expensive work of art by George Wilson Bridges that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für George Wilson Bridges
Die Arbeit South West View Of The Erechtheum In Negative, C. 1848 von George Wilson Bridges kam im Mai 2009 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 6.250,00 (€ 7.149,94) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 25%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist South West View Of The Erechtheum In Negative, C. 1848 sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von George Wilson Bridges, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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