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Jerry Barrett
The Mission of Mercy: Florence Nightingale receiving the Wounded at Scutari
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 GBP
Price realised: 82.850 GBP
Price realised: 82.850 GBP
Description
Jerry Barrett (1814-1906)
The Mission of Mercy: Florence Nightingale receiving the Wounded at Scutari
signed and dated 'Jerry Barrett 1857' (lower left)
oil on canvas
16 x 24 in. (40.7 x 61 cm.)
The Mission of Mercy: Florence Nightingale receiving the Wounded at Scutari
signed and dated 'Jerry Barrett 1857' (lower left)
oil on canvas
16 x 24 in. (40.7 x 61 cm.)
A top price for Jerry Barrett
In May 2012 Christies in London held the auction Victorian & British Impressionist Art, which included the work The Mission of Mercy: Florence Nightingale receiving the Wounded at Scutari by Jerry Barrett. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 82,850.00 (€ 103,227.45), 66% above the upper estimate. This high result makes The Mission of Mercy: Florence Nightingale receiving the Wounded at Scutari the most expensive artwork by Jerry Barrett that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Jerry Barrett
Im Mai 2012 führte Christies in London die Auktion Victorian & British Impressionist Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit The Mission of Mercy: Florence Nightingale receiving the Wounded at Scutari von Jerry Barrett zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 82.850,00 (€ 103.227,45) und damit 66% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The Mission of Mercy: Florence Nightingale receiving the Wounded at Scutari zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Jerry Barrett, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.