John Samuel Watkins
Portrait of the artist's wife
Found at
Christies,
Melbourne
THE ESTATE OF THE LATE FREDERICK D. BLADIN, Lot 51
2. Apr - 2. Apr 2003
THE ESTATE OF THE LATE FREDERICK D. BLADIN, Lot 51
2. Apr - 2. Apr 2003
Estimate: 7.000 - 10.000 AUD
Price realised: 29.375 AUD
Price realised: 29.375 AUD
Description
JOHN SAMUEL WATKINS (1866-1942)
Portrait of the artist's wife
signed 'J S Watkins' (lower right); titled 'Portrait of the Artist's Wife' on gallery label (affixed to the reverse); with certificate of authenticity signed by Lin Bloomfield (affixed to the reverse)
oil on canvas
64 x 43.3 cm
Portrait of the artist's wife
signed 'J S Watkins' (lower right); titled 'Portrait of the Artist's Wife' on gallery label (affixed to the reverse); with certificate of authenticity signed by Lin Bloomfield (affixed to the reverse)
oil on canvas
64 x 43.3 cm
A top price for John Samuel Watkins
This artwork by John Samuel Watkins achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Melbourne in April 2003. In the THE ESTATE OF THE LATE FREDERICK D. BLADIN auction, the work Portrait of the artist's wife sold for AUD 29,375.00 (€ 14,979.34) - well above the upper estimate of AUD 10,000.00. This high result makes Portrait of the artist's wife the most expensive artwork by John Samuel Watkins that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für John Samuel Watkins
Dieses Kunstwerk von John Samuel Watkins erzielte im April 2003 bei Christies in Melbourne einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion THE ESTATE OF THE LATE FREDERICK D. BLADIN wurde die Arbeit Portrait of the artist's wife für AUD 29.375,00 (€ 14.979,34) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von AUD 10.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Portrait of the artist's wife zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von John Samuel Watkins, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
John Samuel Watkins - Auction history
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