James Humbert Craig, R.H.A., R.U.A.,

Loch Anure, County Donegal

Found at Christies, London
The Sunday Sale - Property from the Collection of the Late J.S.Goddard, removed from Camp Hill, Baldwin Estate, Staffordshire, Lot 160
20. Jan - 20. Jan 2008
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 GBP
Price realised: 18.500 GBP
JAMES HUMBERT CRAIG, R.H.A., R.U.A., (IRISH, 1877-1944)
Loch Anure, County Donegal
signed 'J.H.Craig' (lower right) and inscribed '13 LOCH ANURE/CO DONEGAL/J HUMBERT CRAIG RHA' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
20 x 24 in. (51 x 61 cm.)

Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%

This artwork by James Humbert Craig achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in January 2008. In the The Sunday Sale - Property from the Collection of the Late J.S.Goddard, removed from Camp Hill, Baldwin Estate, Staffordshire auction, the work Loch Anure, County Donegal sold for GBP 18,500.00 (€ 24,800.05) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 8,000.00. Admittedly, works by James Humbert Craig have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work A Soft Day, Connemara in May 2007 with an auction result of GBP 69,600.00 (€ 102,421.11).

Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von James Humbert Craig erzielte im Januar 2008 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The Sunday Sale - Property from the Collection of the Late J.S.Goddard, removed from Camp Hill, Baldwin Estate, Staffordshire wurde die Arbeit Loch Anure, County Donegal für GBP 18.500,00 (€ 24.800,05) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 8.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von James Humbert Craig auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit A Soft Day, Connemara im Mai 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 69.600,00 (€ 102.421,11).

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