Harry John Johnstone
Gathering clams
Found at
Christies,
London
British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings, Lot 113
13. Sep - 13. Sep 2001
British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings, Lot 113
13. Sep - 13. Sep 2001
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 6.463 GBP
Price realised: 6.463 GBP
Description
Harry John Johnstone (1826-1884)
Gathering clams
signed 'H.J Johnstone' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour with scratching out
12½ x 8½in. (31.7 x 21.5cm.)
Gathering clams
signed 'H.J Johnstone' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour with scratching out
12½ x 8½in. (31.7 x 21.5cm.)
A top price for Harry John Johnstone
This artwork by Harry John Johnstone achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in September 2001. In the British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings auction, the work Gathering clams sold for GBP 6,462.50 (€ 10,434.18) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 3,000.00. This high result makes Gathering clams the most expensive artwork by Harry John Johnstone that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Harry John Johnstone
Dieses Kunstwerk von Harry John Johnstone erzielte im September 2001 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings wurde die Arbeit Gathering clams für GBP 6.462,50 (€ 10.434,18) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 3.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Gathering clams zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Harry John Johnstone, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Harry John Johnstone - Auction history
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