Jenaro Pérez Villaamil
Spanish once Escenas Costumbristas Y De Toreo (Eleven Costume Paintings And Bullfight Scenes)
Estimate: 8.000 - 12.000 GBP
Price realised: 32.450 GBP
Price realised: 32.450 GBP
Description
Jenaro Pérez Villaamil
1807 - 1854
SPANISHONCE ESCENAS COSTUMBRISTAS Y DE TOREO (ELEVEN COSTUME PAINTINGS AND BULLFIGHT SCENES)
six signed Villaamil lower right; one signed GP Villaamil lower centre; two signed and dated Villaamil 1837 lower right; one signed and dated Villaamil 1837 lower right; one signed G Villaamil lower right
oil on metal
four: 25 by 35.5cm., 10 by 14in. (i-iv); seven: 13 by 18cm., 5 by 7in (v-xi) (11)
George William Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon, probably purchased during his ambassadorship in Madrid during 1833-1839. Clarendon was later British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs between 1853-1858. He was a well-known ladies' man, and had an affair with the mother of Empress Eugénie of France. While in Madrid, his portrait was painted by Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz (sold at Sotheby's, London, 9th December 2010, lot 254) | Thence by desc
1807 - 1854
SPANISHONCE ESCENAS COSTUMBRISTAS Y DE TOREO (ELEVEN COSTUME PAINTINGS AND BULLFIGHT SCENES)
six signed Villaamil lower right; one signed GP Villaamil lower centre; two signed and dated Villaamil 1837 lower right; one signed and dated Villaamil 1837 lower right; one signed G Villaamil lower right
oil on metal
four: 25 by 35.5cm., 10 by 14in. (i-iv); seven: 13 by 18cm., 5 by 7in (v-xi) (11)
George William Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon, probably purchased during his ambassadorship in Madrid during 1833-1839. Clarendon was later British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs between 1853-1858. He was a well-known ladies' man, and had an affair with the mother of Empress Eugénie of France. While in Madrid, his portrait was painted by Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz (sold at Sotheby's, London, 9th December 2010, lot 254) | Thence by desc
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Jenaro Pérez Villaamil achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in November 2011. In the European Paintings auction, the work Spanish once Escenas Costumbristas Y De Toreo (Eleven Costume Paintings And Bullfight Scenes) sold for GBP 32,450.00 (€ 37,882.05) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 12,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Jenaro Pérez Villaamil - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Spanish 42 Views Of Spanish Towns Including Toledo, Seville, Córdoba, Oviedo And Granada, Mounted In A 19Th Century Ebonised Gothic Two-Fold Screen, which sold at auction in May 2011 for GBP 121,250.00 (€ 138,649.75).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Jenaro Pérez Villaamil erzielte im November 2011 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion European Paintings wurde die Arbeit Spanish once Escenas Costumbristas Y De Toreo (Eleven Costume Paintings And Bullfight Scenes) für GBP 32.450,00 (€ 37.882,05) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 12.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Jenaro Pérez Villaamil mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Spanish 42 Views Of Spanish Towns Including Toledo, Seville, Córdoba, Oviedo And Granada, Mounted In A 19Th Century Ebonised Gothic Two-Fold Screen beobachtet, die im Mai 2011 für GBP 121.250,00 (€ 138.649,75) versteigert wurde.
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