John Ruskin
La Cascade de la Folie, Chamonix
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 GBP
Price realised: 69.600 GBP
Price realised: 69.600 GBP
Description
John Ruskin (British, 1819-1900)
La Cascade de la Folie, Chamonix
signed with initials, inscribed and dated 'Chamonix; 1854. JR.' (lower right)
pencil, pen and ink, watercolour and wash
40 x 31.1cm (15 3/4 x 12 1/4in).
Sir John Simon, MD, FRS, KCB and Lady Simon (almost certainly received as a present from Ruskin). | Sir John Simon sale, Messrs Trollope, 7 Hobart Place, Eaton Square. By order of the Executors of Sir John Simon. K.C.B., deceased, 40 Kensington Square, W. ...The Contents of the Residence ... including a number of water-colour drawings, by J. Ruskin ... etc., as 'La Cascade de la Folie' and its uplands, as seen from the old Hotel de l'Union, Chamonix, (with price of 22 [guineas] added in ink), 16 November 1904, lot 198. | Private collection, UK (probably acquired from the above). | Property of an Institution (gifted by the above).
La Cascade de la Folie, Chamonix
signed with initials, inscribed and dated 'Chamonix; 1854. JR.' (lower right)
pencil, pen and ink, watercolour and wash
40 x 31.1cm (15 3/4 x 12 1/4in).
Sir John Simon, MD, FRS, KCB and Lady Simon (almost certainly received as a present from Ruskin). | Sir John Simon sale, Messrs Trollope, 7 Hobart Place, Eaton Square. By order of the Executors of Sir John Simon. K.C.B., deceased, 40 Kensington Square, W. ...The Contents of the Residence ... including a number of water-colour drawings, by J. Ruskin ... etc., as 'La Cascade de la Folie' and its uplands, as seen from the old Hotel de l'Union, Chamonix, (with price of 22 [guineas] added in ink), 16 November 1904, lot 198. | Private collection, UK (probably acquired from the above). | Property of an Institution (gifted by the above).
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work La Cascade de la Folie, Chamonix by John Ruskin was sold in the 19th Century and British Impressionist Art auction at Bonhams in March this year. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 69,600.00 (€ 79,183.44), 16% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by John Ruskin have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Bellinzona, Switzerland, looking north towards the St. Gotthard pass in November 2003 with an auction result of GBP 274,050.00 (€ 393,402.83).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit La Cascade de la Folie, Chamonix von John Ruskin wurde im März diesen Jahres in der Auktion 19th Century and British Impressionist Art bei Bonhams versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 69.600,00 (€ 79.183,44) und damit 16% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von John Ruskin auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Bellinzona, Switzerland, looking north towards the St. Gotthard pass im November 2003 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 274.050,00 (€ 393.402,83).
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