George Woolliscroft Rhead
O Salutaris Hostia
Found at
Christies,
London
Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite and British Impressionist Art, Lot 26
11.Jul - 11.Jul.2017
Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite and British Impressionist Art, Lot 26
11.Jul - 11.Jul.2017
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 GBP
Price realised: 75.000 GBP
Price realised: 75.000 GBP
Description
signed with monogram and dated '1885' (lower left) and inscribed 'O SÀLVTÀRIS . HOSTI QVÀE . COELI . PÀNDIS . OSTIVM . BELLÀ . PREMVNT . HOSTILIÀ . DÀ...OBVR . FER . ÀVXILIVM .' (lower centre)
oil on canvas, unframed
36 x 79 in. (91.4 x 200.7 cm.)
P. Claas. | with The James Coats Gallery, New York. | Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 24 May 1995, lot 133. | Mr. Sylvester Stallone; Christie's, New York, 12 October 2011, lot 56, where purchased by the present owner.
oil on canvas, unframed
36 x 79 in. (91.4 x 200.7 cm.)
P. Claas. | with The James Coats Gallery, New York. | Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 24 May 1995, lot 133. | Mr. Sylvester Stallone; Christie's, New York, 12 October 2011, lot 56, where purchased by the present owner.
A top price for George Woolliscroft Rhead
The work O Salutaris Hostia by George Woolliscroft Rhead was auctioned at Christies in London in July 2017. It achieved a price of GBP 75,000.00 (€ 83,688.48), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 50%. This high result makes O Salutaris Hostia the most expensive artwork by George Woolliscroft Rhead that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für George Woolliscroft Rhead
Die Arbeit O Salutaris Hostia von George Woolliscroft Rhead kam im Juli 2017 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 75.000,00 (€ 83.688,48) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 50%. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht O Salutaris Hostia zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von George Woolliscroft Rhead, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
George Woolliscroft Rhead - Auction history
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