John Frederick Lewis, R.A.
Ploughing At Kom-Ombo, Egypt
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Master & British Works on Paper, Lot 202
5. Jul - 5. Jul 2017
Old Master & British Works on Paper, Lot 202
5. Jul - 5. Jul 2017
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
John Frederick Lewis, R.A.
LONDON 1804 - 1876 WALTON-ON-THAMES
PLOUGHING AT KOM-OMBO, EGYPT
Watercolour and bodycolour over pencil;
signed lower right: JLewis / 1850, inscribed Kom-Ombo
369 by 534 mm
The artist's estate sale, London, Christie's, 4 May 1877, lot 169, possibly bt. Benson; | William Bowman; | his executors’ sale, London, Christie’s, 24 March 1893, lot 166; | sale, London, Christie's, 18 March 1980, lot 124; | sale, London, Christie's, 23 July 1985, lot 150; | with The Mathaf Gallery, London; | Private Collection, America
LONDON 1804 - 1876 WALTON-ON-THAMES
PLOUGHING AT KOM-OMBO, EGYPT
Watercolour and bodycolour over pencil;
signed lower right: JLewis / 1850, inscribed Kom-Ombo
369 by 534 mm
The artist's estate sale, London, Christie's, 4 May 1877, lot 169, possibly bt. Benson; | William Bowman; | his executors’ sale, London, Christie’s, 24 March 1893, lot 166; | sale, London, Christie's, 18 March 1980, lot 124; | sale, London, Christie's, 23 July 1985, lot 150; | with The Mathaf Gallery, London; | Private Collection, America
Upper estimate price exceeded by 83 %.
This artwork by John Frederick Lewis achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in July 2017. In the Old Master & British Works on Paper auction, the work Ploughing At Kom-Ombo, Egypt sold for GBP 27,500.00 (€ 30,685.78) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 15,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by John Frederick Lewis achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Midday Meal, Cairo in June 2005 with an auction result of GBP 2,472,000.00 (€ 3,663,660.11).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 83 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von John Frederick Lewis erzielte im Juli 2017 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master & British Works on Paper wurde die Arbeit Ploughing At Kom-Ombo, Egypt für GBP 27.500,00 (€ 30.685,78) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 15.000,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von John Frederick Lewis erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Midday Meal, Cairo im Juni 2005 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 2.472.000,00 (€ 3.663.660,11).
John Frederick Lewis - Auction history
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