John Frederick Lewis
The Midday Meal, Cairo
Found at
Christies,
London
A PRIVATE COLLECTION OF OTTOMAN & ORIENTALIST PAINTINGS, Lot 17
15. JUN - 15. JUN 2005
A PRIVATE COLLECTION OF OTTOMAN & ORIENTALIST PAINTINGS, Lot 17
15. JUN - 15. JUN 2005
Estimate: 2.500.000 - 3.500.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.472.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.472.000 GBP
Description
John Frederick Lewis (British, 1805-1876)
The midday meal, Cairo
signed and dated 'J.F. Lewis R.A. 1875' (lower right); and signed and inscribed 'No. 1 J.F. Lewis R.A.' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
34¾ x 45 in. (88.3 x 114.3 cm.)
Painted in 1875.
The midday meal, Cairo
signed and dated 'J.F. Lewis R.A. 1875' (lower right); and signed and inscribed 'No. 1 J.F. Lewis R.A.' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
34¾ x 45 in. (88.3 x 114.3 cm.)
Painted in 1875.
Despite a disappointment, a good price for John Frederick Lewis
This work of art by John Frederick Lewis could be acquired at Christies in London in June 2005 for an unexpectedly low price. In the A PRIVATE COLLECTION OF OTTOMAN & ORIENTALIST PAINTINGS auction, the work The Midday Meal, Cairo changed hands for GBP 2,472,000.00 (€ 3,663,660.11) - missing the lower end of the estimate range of GBP 2,500,000.00 – 3,500,000.00. Despite this disappointing result, The Midday Meal, Cairo is the most expensive artwork by John Frederick Lewis that we have observed at auction so far.
Trotz Enttäuschung ein guter Preis für John Frederick Lewis
Dieses Kunstwerk von John Frederick Lewis konnte im Juni 2005 bei Christies in London für einen unerwartet niedrigen Preis ersteigert werden. In der Auktion A PRIVATE COLLECTION OF OTTOMAN & ORIENTALIST PAINTINGS wechselte die Arbeit The Midday Meal, Cairo für GBP 2.472.000,00 (€ 3.663.660,11) den Besitzer – und verfehlte damit das untere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 2.500.000,00 – 3.500.000,00. Trotz dieses enttäuschenden Ergebnisses ist The Midday Meal, Cairo das teuerste Kunstwerk von John Frederick Lewis, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
John Frederick Lewis - Auction history
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