John Martin, R.A.
The Deluge; and The Eve of The Deluge
Found at
Christies,
London
British Mezzotints & Printed Hankerchiefs, Part II, from the collection of the Honourable Christopher Lennox-Boyd, Lot 1274
25. Feb - 25. Feb 2009
British Mezzotints & Printed Hankerchiefs, Part II, from the collection of the Honourable Christopher Lennox-Boyd, Lot 1274
25. Feb - 25. Feb 2009
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 GBP
Price realised: 4.000 GBP
Price realised: 4.000 GBP
Description
John Martin, R.A. (1789-1854)
The Deluge; and The Eve of The Deluge
mezzotints on wove paper, with narrow margins, published by J.Martin, London, 1828 and H.Graves & Co., London, 1842
unframed
S. 24¾ x 32¾in. (62.9 x 83.2cm.)
S. 19 5/8 x 29 1/8in. (49.8 x 74cm.) (2)
The Deluge; and The Eve of The Deluge
mezzotints on wove paper, with narrow margins, published by J.Martin, London, 1828 and H.Graves & Co., London, 1842
unframed
S. 24¾ x 32¾in. (62.9 x 83.2cm.)
S. 19 5/8 x 29 1/8in. (49.8 x 74cm.) (2)
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work The Deluge; and The Eve of The Deluge by John Martin was auctioned at Christies in London in February 2009, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 1,200.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 4,000.00 (€ 4,509.87). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by John Martin achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Celestial City And The River Of Bliss in July 2015 with an auction result of GBP 2,725,000.00 (€ 3,863,134.75).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit The Deluge; and The Eve of The Deluge von John Martin im Februar 2009 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 1.200,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 4.000,00 (€ 4.509,87) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von John Martin erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Celestial City And The River Of Bliss im Juli 2015 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 2.725.000,00 (€ 3.863.134,75).
John Martin - Auction history
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