John Guthrie Spence Smith, R.S.A.
A windmill, Picardy
Found at
Christies,
London
Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, Lot 26
19. Jun - 19. Jun 2014
Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, Lot 26
19. Jun - 19. Jun 2014
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.375 GBP
Price realised: 2.375 GBP
Description
John Guthrie Spence Smith, R.S.A. (1880-1951)
A windmill, Picardy
signed 'SPENCE. SMITH.' (lower left) and signed and inscribed 'No 1. Price £**/A WINDMILL, PICARDY/BY J.G. SPENCE SMITH,/R.S.A./Agents/Messirs Doig, Wilson & Wheatley/90 George Street, Edinburgh' (on a label attached to the reverse)
oil on canvas
25 x 29 3/4 in. (63.5 x 75.6 cm.)
A windmill, Picardy
signed 'SPENCE. SMITH.' (lower left) and signed and inscribed 'No 1. Price £**/A WINDMILL, PICARDY/BY J.G. SPENCE SMITH,/R.S.A./Agents/Messirs Doig, Wilson & Wheatley/90 George Street, Edinburgh' (on a label attached to the reverse)
oil on canvas
25 x 29 3/4 in. (63.5 x 75.6 cm.)
A top price for John Guthrie Spence Smith
In June 2014 Christies in London held the auction Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, which included the work A windmill, Picardy by John Guthrie Spence Smith. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 2,375.00 (€ 2,967.45), 19% above the upper estimate. With this result, A windmill, Picardy is even the most expensive work of art by John Guthrie Spence Smith that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für John Guthrie Spence Smith
Im Juni 2014 führte Christies in London die Auktion Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit A windmill, Picardy von John Guthrie Spence Smith zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 2.375,00 (€ 2.967,45) und damit 19% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist A windmill, Picardy sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von John Guthrie Spence Smith, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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