John Martin
The Celestial City And The River Of Bliss
Estimate: 2.000.000 - 3.000.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.725.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.725.000 GBP
Description
John Martin
HEXHAM, NORTHUMBERLAND 1789 - 1854 ISLE OF MAN
THE CELESTIAL CITY AND THE RIVER OF BLISS
signed and dated lower right: J. Martin 1841
oil on canvas
123.2 by 194.3 cm.; 48 1/2 by 76 1/2 in.
Purchased from the artist in 1841 by Benjamin Hick of Bolton; | His sale, Manchester, February 1843, where acquired by John Clowes Grundy (1806–1867), together with Pandemonium, for 180 guineas, on behalf of George Whiteley; | George Whiteley (1825–1873), of Blackburn and Halifax; | By descent to his second son, Sir Herbert Huntington-Whiteley, 1st Bt.; | By descent to his son Captain Sir Maurice Huntington-Whiteley, 2nd Bt., R.N.; | By desce
HEXHAM, NORTHUMBERLAND 1789 - 1854 ISLE OF MAN
THE CELESTIAL CITY AND THE RIVER OF BLISS
signed and dated lower right: J. Martin 1841
oil on canvas
123.2 by 194.3 cm.; 48 1/2 by 76 1/2 in.
Purchased from the artist in 1841 by Benjamin Hick of Bolton; | His sale, Manchester, February 1843, where acquired by John Clowes Grundy (1806–1867), together with Pandemonium, for 180 guineas, on behalf of George Whiteley; | George Whiteley (1825–1873), of Blackburn and Halifax; | By descent to his second son, Sir Herbert Huntington-Whiteley, 1st Bt.; | By descent to his son Captain Sir Maurice Huntington-Whiteley, 2nd Bt., R.N.; | By desce
A top price for John Martin - as previously expected
The work The Celestial City And The River Of Bliss by John Martin was auctioned at Sothebys in London in July 2015. The price achieved of GBP 2,725,000.00 (€ 3,863,134.75) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 2,000,000.00 – 3,000,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, The Celestial City And The River Of Bliss is the most expensive artwork by John Martin that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Die Arbeit The Celestial City And The River Of Bliss von John Martin kam im Juli 2015 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 2.725.000,00 (€ 3.863.134,75) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 2.000.000,00 – 3.000.000,00 angegeben worden. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist The Celestial City And The River Of Bliss das teuerste Kunstwerk von John Martin, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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