John Riley
Portrait of Frances Wiat, three-quarter-length, seated, in an ochre dress and blue wrap, holding an orange in her left hand, her right arm resting on a plinth, before a draped curtain
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 25.850 GBP
Price realised: 25.850 GBP
Description
John Riley (1646-1691)
Portrait of Frances Wiat, three-quarter-length, seated, in an ochre dress and blue wrap, holding an orange in her left hand, her right arm resting on a plinth, before a draped curtain
with identifying inscription 'Frances Wiat Daughter/of Tho. ...Esq.r' (lower left)
oil on canvas
49 x 39½ in. (124.5 x 101.3 cm.)
Portrait of Frances Wiat, three-quarter-length, seated, in an ochre dress and blue wrap, holding an orange in her left hand, her right arm resting on a plinth, before a draped curtain
with identifying inscription 'Frances Wiat Daughter/of Tho. ...Esq.r' (lower left)
oil on canvas
49 x 39½ in. (124.5 x 101.3 cm.)
A top price for John Riley
The work Portrait of Frances Wiat, three-quarter-length, seated, in an ochre dress and blue wrap, holding an orange in her left hand, her right arm resting on a plinth, before a draped curtain by John Riley was sold in the British Pictures auction at Christies in London in June 2000. It achieved a price of GBP 25,850.00 (€ 40,975.43), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 72%. This high result makes Portrait of Frances Wiat, three-quarter-length, seated, in an ochre dress and blue wrap, holding an orange in her left hand, her right arm resting on a plinth, before a draped curtain the most expensive artwork by John Riley that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für John Riley
Die Arbeit Portrait of Frances Wiat, three-quarter-length, seated, in an ochre dress and blue wrap, holding an orange in her left hand, her right arm resting on a plinth, before a draped curtain von John Riley wurde im Juni 2000 in der Auktion British Pictures bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 25.850,00 (€ 40.975,43) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 72%. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Portrait of Frances Wiat, three-quarter-length, seated, in an ochre dress and blue wrap, holding an orange in her left hand, her right arm resting on a plinth, before a draped curtain zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von John Riley, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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