John Opie, R.A.
Portrait of Thomas Girtin (1775-1802)
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.024 GBP
Price realised: 3.024 GBP
Description
Property from the Collection of the late Cyril and Shirley Fry
John Opie, R.A.
Cornwall 1761 - 1807 London
Portrait of Thomas Girtin (1775-1802)
Black, red and white chalk;
signed lower right: J. Opie, inscribed on a label attached to the frame: J. Opie. R.A. Thomas Gir [tin]... / This is a rare and unique portrait of [the] / celebrated water colour artist. The / prerunner of the English School of water / colour artists. The only man whom the / Great Turner is said to have feared. / Girtin was born 1775 & died 1802. / Opie was born 1761 & died 1807. / [T]his drawing must have been done about / 1800 / It is a brillia
231 by 183 mm
With Agnew's, London
John Opie, R.A.
Cornwall 1761 - 1807 London
Portrait of Thomas Girtin (1775-1802)
Black, red and white chalk;
signed lower right: J. Opie, inscribed on a label attached to the frame: J. Opie. R.A. Thomas Gir [tin]... / This is a rare and unique portrait of [the] / celebrated water colour artist. The / prerunner of the English School of water / colour artists. The only man whom the / Great Turner is said to have feared. / Girtin was born 1775 & died 1802. / Opie was born 1761 & died 1807. / [T]his drawing must have been done about / 1800 / It is a brillia
231 by 183 mm
With Agnew's, London
Auction result well in line with expectations
In July 2021 Sothebys in London held the auction Old Master & British Works on Paper, which included the work Portrait of Thomas Girtin (1775-1802) by John Opie. 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 3,024.00 (€ 3,546.27) 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
Im Juli 2021 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion Old Master & British Works on Paper durch, in der auch die Arbeit Portrait of Thomas Girtin (1775-1802) von John Opie zur Versteigerung kam. 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 3.024,00 (€ 3.546,27) 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).
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