James Smetham
Christ Preaching To The Multitudes
Found at
Christies,
London
Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, Lot 22
17. Jun - 17. Jun 2014
Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, Lot 22
17. Jun - 17. Jun 2014
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 10.625 GBP
Price realised: 10.625 GBP
Description
James Smetham (1821-1889)
Christ preaching to the multitudes
signed 'J. Smetham' (lower left on a tree trunk)
pencil, pen and black ink, watercolour and bodycolour with scratching out on paper
5 x 7 in. (12.2 x 17.7 cm.); and by the same hand, 'Moonlit landscape' in pencil and wash heightened with bodycolour (purchased from Alistair Matthews, Bournemouth)
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Christ preaching to the multitudes
signed 'J. Smetham' (lower left on a tree trunk)
pencil, pen and black ink, watercolour and bodycolour with scratching out on paper
5 x 7 in. (12.2 x 17.7 cm.); and by the same hand, 'Moonlit landscape' in pencil and wash heightened with bodycolour (purchased from Alistair Matthews, Bournemouth)
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Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work Christ Preaching To The Multitudes by James Smetham was auctioned at Christies in London in June 2014, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 3,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 10,625.00 (€ 13,275.43). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by James Smetham achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Mandolin in December 2017 with an auction result of GBP 476,750.00 (€ 536,512.29).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Christ Preaching To The Multitudes von James Smetham im Juni 2014 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 3.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 10.625,00 (€ 13.275,43) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von James Smetham erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Mandolin im Dezember 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 476.750,00 (€ 536.512,29).
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