John Alexander Gilfillan
The Artist'S Mother Eliza Gilfillan, And His Second Wife, Mary Gilfillan (Née Bridges), In An Interior
Found at
Christies,
London (Online Auction)
Topographical Pictures, including China Trade Paintings. ARCTIC · AMERICAS · AFRICA · ASIA · AUSTRALASIA · ANTARCTICA, Lot 114
5. Nov - 5. Nov 2020
Topographical Pictures, including China Trade Paintings. ARCTIC · AMERICAS · AFRICA · ASIA · AUSTRALASIA · ANTARCTICA, Lot 114
5. Nov - 5. Nov 2020
Estimate: 400 - 600 GBP
Price realised: 1.250 GBP
Price realised: 1.250 GBP
Description
pencil and watercolour heightened with white on paper
unframed
18 3⁄8 x 14 1⁄4 in. (46.8 x 36.2 cm.)
The present watercolour relates closely to the smaller watercolour by Gilfillan of his widowed mother and his first wife Sarah, now in the Sarjeant Gallery, Wanganui (1943/1/1). The Wanganui watercolour was gifted by Dr H. W. Wilson and Mr J.P. Wilson, and two labels on its later backing board identify the sitters ('Eliza Gilfillan, mother's great aunt' - on a deleted label - and 'Sarah Murray, Gilfillan's fist wife at the spinning wheel'), presumably transcribed from earlier inscriptions by the
Please note this lot is the property of a private individual.
Mary Cuthbert Macfadzean, St Kilda Drive, Glasgow, and by descent to the present owner.
unframed
18 3⁄8 x 14 1⁄4 in. (46.8 x 36.2 cm.)
The present watercolour relates closely to the smaller watercolour by Gilfillan of his widowed mother and his first wife Sarah, now in the Sarjeant Gallery, Wanganui (1943/1/1). The Wanganui watercolour was gifted by Dr H. W. Wilson and Mr J.P. Wilson, and two labels on its later backing board identify the sitters ('Eliza Gilfillan, mother's great aunt' - on a deleted label - and 'Sarah Murray, Gilfillan's fist wife at the spinning wheel'), presumably transcribed from earlier inscriptions by the
Please note this lot is the property of a private individual.
Mary Cuthbert Macfadzean, St Kilda Drive, Glasgow, and by descent to the present owner.
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by John Alexander Gilfillan achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in November 2020. In the Topographical Pictures, including China Trade Paintings. ARCTIC · AMERICAS · AFRICA · ASIA · AUSTRALASIA · ANTARCTICA auction, the work The Artist'S Mother Eliza Gilfillan, And His Second Wife, Mary Gilfillan (Née Bridges), In An Interior sold for GBP 1,250.00 (€ 1,395.42) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 600.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by John Alexander Gilfillan achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Portrait of Andrew Bridges Murray (1813-1880), the artist's brother-in-law, seated small half length -- a vignette in September 2013 with an auction result of GBP 12,500.00 (€ 14,941.82).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von John Alexander Gilfillan erzielte im November 2020 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Topographical Pictures, including China Trade Paintings. ARCTIC · AMERICAS · AFRICA · ASIA · AUSTRALASIA · ANTARCTICA wurde die Arbeit The Artist'S Mother Eliza Gilfillan, And His Second Wife, Mary Gilfillan (Née Bridges), In An Interior für GBP 1.250,00 (€ 1.395,42) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 600,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von John Alexander Gilfillan erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Portrait of Andrew Bridges Murray (1813-1880), the artist's brother-in-law, seated small half length -- a vignette im September 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 12.500,00 (€ 14.941,82).
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