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John Linnell
The Kensington Gravel Pits
Found at
Sothebys,
London
European & British Art, Lot 3
7. Jul - 14. Jul 2021
European & British Art, Lot 3
7. Jul - 14. Jul 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Property from a British Private Collection
John Linnell
British
1792 - 1882
The Kensington Gravel Pits
signed and dated 1857 / J Linnell lower right
oil on canvas
Unframed: 63.5 by 99cm., 25 by 39in.
William Agnew, London (commissioned from the artist in 1857) | Spink, London | Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, New York | Sale: Sotheby's, London, 14 November 1990, lot 124 | Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
John Linnell
British
1792 - 1882
The Kensington Gravel Pits
signed and dated 1857 / J Linnell lower right
oil on canvas
Unframed: 63.5 by 99cm., 25 by 39in.
William Agnew, London (commissioned from the artist in 1857) | Spink, London | Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, New York | Sale: Sotheby's, London, 14 November 1990, lot 124 | Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work The Kensington Gravel Pits by John Linnell was auctioned at Sothebys in London in July 2021, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 20,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 60,480.00 (€ 70,925.34). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by John Linnell - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The Return of Ulysses, which sold at auction in February 2003 for GBP 171,650.00 (€ 250,603.59).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit The Kensington Gravel Pits von John Linnell im Juli 2021 bei Sothebys in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 20.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 60.480,00 (€ 70.925,34) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Für andere Arbeiten von John Linnell mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The Return of Ulysses beobachtet, die im Februar 2003 für GBP 171.650,00 (€ 250.603,59) versteigert wurde.
