John Opie, R.A.
Portrait Of John Penwarne Junior (B. 1758), Resting On A Mossy Bank, Holding A Book
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Masters, Lot 788
27. Apr - 27. Apr 2016
Old Masters, Lot 788
27. Apr - 27. Apr 2016
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
John Opie, R.A.
CORNWALL 1761 - 1807 LONDON
PORTRAIT OF JOHN PENWARNE JUNIOR (B. 1758), RESTING ON A MOSSY BANK, HOLDING A BOOK
oil on canvas
76.6 by 63.5 cm.; 30 1/8 by 25 in.
By family descent from the sitter to Mrs Penwarne-Wellings, Ashburton, South Devon; | By whom sold, London, Sotheby's, 24 March 1911, lot 72, for £21 to Griffith; | With Leicester Galleries, London; | Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 24 June 1931, lot 110, for £27 to Carstairs.
CORNWALL 1761 - 1807 LONDON
PORTRAIT OF JOHN PENWARNE JUNIOR (B. 1758), RESTING ON A MOSSY BANK, HOLDING A BOOK
oil on canvas
76.6 by 63.5 cm.; 30 1/8 by 25 in.
By family descent from the sitter to Mrs Penwarne-Wellings, Ashburton, South Devon; | By whom sold, London, Sotheby's, 24 March 1911, lot 72, for £21 to Griffith; | With Leicester Galleries, London; | Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 24 June 1931, lot 110, for £27 to Carstairs.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Portrait Of John Penwarne Junior (B. 1758), Resting On A Mossy Bank, Holding A Book by John Opie was sold in the Old Masters auction at Sothebys in London in April 2016. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 3,000.00 – 5,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 3,250.00 (€ 4,154.47) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Admittedly, works by John Opie have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Portrait Of Sir James Earle, Half-Length, Seated, In A Brown Coat And Striped Waistcoat; And Portrait Of Mary, Lady Earle, Half-Length, Seated At A Piano, In A White Dress And A Grey Coat in June 2001 with an auction result of GBP 10,340.00 (€ 17,176.80).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Portrait Of John Penwarne Junior (B. 1758), Resting On A Mossy Bank, Holding A Book von John Opie wurde im April 2016 in der Auktion Old Masters bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 3.000,00 – 5.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 3.250,00 (€ 4.154,47) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von John Opie auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Portrait Of Sir James Earle, Half-Length, Seated, In A Brown Coat And Striped Waistcoat; And Portrait Of Mary, Lady Earle, Half-Length, Seated At A Piano, In A White Dress And A Grey Coat im Juni 2001 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 10.340,00 (€ 17.176,80).
