Henry Fuseli, R.A.
King Amycus Of Bebryces
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 GBP
Price realised: 175.000 GBP
Price realised: 175.000 GBP
Description
Henry Fuseli, R.A.
ZÜRICH 1741 - 1825 PUTNEY HEATH
KING AMYCUS OF BEBRYCES
Pen and brown ink over pencil;
inscribed lower left: Σαρκι σιδαρειη σφυρηλατος οια κολοσσος
440 by 281 mm
Sale, London, Sotheby's, 29 November 1973, lot 21A, (as A Colossus), bt. Colnaghi; | with P. & D. Colnaghi, London, | by whom sold to John R. Gaines (1929-2005); | by family descent to the present owners
ZÜRICH 1741 - 1825 PUTNEY HEATH
KING AMYCUS OF BEBRYCES
Pen and brown ink over pencil;
inscribed lower left: Σαρκι σιδαρειη σφυρηλατος οια κολοσσος
440 by 281 mm
Sale, London, Sotheby's, 29 November 1973, lot 21A, (as A Colossus), bt. Colnaghi; | with P. & D. Colnaghi, London, | by whom sold to John R. Gaines (1929-2005); | by family descent to the present owners
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work King Amycus Of Bebryces by Henry Fuseli was worth GBP 175,000.00 (€ 195,273.13) to a buyer in July 2017. This price was achieved in the auction Old Master & British Works on Paper at Sothebys in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 50,000.00 many times over. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Henry Fuseli achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The incubus leaving two young women in October 2021 with an auction result of USD 3,510,000.00 (€ 3,038,434.90).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit King Amycus Of Bebryces von Henry Fuseli war einem Käufer im Juli 2017 GBP 175.000,00 (€ 195.273,13) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Old Master & British Works on Paper bei Sothebys in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 50.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Henry Fuseli erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The incubus leaving two young women im Oktober 2021 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 3.510.000,00 (€ 3.038.434,90).
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