Hugh William 'Grecian' Williams
An Extensive View Of Athens From Illissus, Greece
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 GBP
Price realised: 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 15.000 GBP
Description
Hugh William 'Grecian' Williams
PROBABLY DEVON 1773 - 1829 EDINBURGH
AN EXTENSIVE VIEW OF ATHENS FROM ILLISSUS, GREECE
watercolour over pencil, heightened with bodycolour, scatching, stopping out and gum arabic
63 by 98 cm; 24 3/4 by 38 1/2 in.
With the Fine Art Society, London, 1991
PROBABLY DEVON 1773 - 1829 EDINBURGH
AN EXTENSIVE VIEW OF ATHENS FROM ILLISSUS, GREECE
watercolour over pencil, heightened with bodycolour, scatching, stopping out and gum arabic
63 by 98 cm; 24 3/4 by 38 1/2 in.
With the Fine Art Society, London, 1991
Upper estimate price exceeded by 88 %.
This artwork by Hugh William Williams achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in October 2015. In the Old Master Paintings auction, the work An Extensive View Of Athens From Illissus, Greece sold for GBP 15,000.00 (€ 20,981.25) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 8,000.00. Admittedly, works by Hugh William Williams have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work An extensive view of the Acropolis and Athens, Greece, with the Herodeion Atticon below in July 2011 with an auction result of GBP 157,250.00 (€ 180,467.90).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 88 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Hugh William Williams erzielte im Oktober 2015 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master Paintings wurde die Arbeit An Extensive View Of Athens From Illissus, Greece für GBP 15.000,00 (€ 20.981,25) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 8.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Hugh William Williams auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit An extensive view of the Acropolis and Athens, Greece, with the Herodeion Atticon below im Juli 2011 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 157.250,00 (€ 180.467,90).
Hugh William Williams - Auction history
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