John Hamilton Mortimer, A.R.A. - Two ladies sitting in the corner of a studio

John Hamilton Mortimer, A.R.A.

Two ladies sitting in the corner of a studio

Found at Sothebys, London
A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries, Lot 4
18. Jun - 7. Jul 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Property from the Collection of the late Cyril and Shirley Fry
John Hamilton Mortimer, A.R.A.
Eastbourne 1740 - 1779 London
Two ladies sitting in the corner of a studio
Pen and black ink and grey wash on laid paper;
inscribed lower left: To Mrs. Ireland / Maiden Lane, further inscribed verso in Esdaile's hand: Mortimer / [Ire?] lands Sale, 1810, W.E / P / 68 N 50
195 by 187 mm
Presented by the artist to Mrs Ireland; | John Ireland (d. 1808); | his executor's sale, King and Locheé, 5-6 March 1810, lot 174 (a composite lot), or lot 214, | where acquired by William Esdaile (1758-1837), via 'Parker'; | sale, London, Hodgson & Co., 21 October 1960, part of lot 561; | with Colnaghi's, London; | Leonard Gordon Duke (1890-1973); | by whom given to Cyril and Shirley Fry

Upper estimate price exceeded by 100 %.

This artwork by John Hamilton Mortimer achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in July 2021. In the A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries auction, the work Two ladies sitting in the corner of a studio sold for GBP 23,940.00 (€ 28,074.61) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 12,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by John Hamilton Mortimer - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Banditti fishing, which sold at auction in January 2012 for USD 116,500.00 (€ 89,251.51).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 100 % übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von John Hamilton Mortimer erzielte im Juli 2021 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries wurde die Arbeit Two ladies sitting in the corner of a studio für GBP 23.940,00 (€ 28.074,61) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 12.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von John Hamilton Mortimer mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Banditti fishing beobachtet, die im Januar 2012 für USD 116.500,00 (€ 89.251,51) versteigert wurde.

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