John Simmons
British hermia And Lysander, A Midsummer Night'S Dream
Estimate: 30.000 - 40.000 USD
Price realised: 68.500 USD
Price realised: 68.500 USD
Description
John Simmons
1823-1876
BRITISHHERMIA AND LYSANDER, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
signed J. Simmons and dated 1870 (lower left)
watercolor heightened with gouache on paper laid down on canvas
36 by 29 in.
89 by 74 cm
Sale: Sotheby's, London, June 19, 1984, lot 31, illustrated | Sale: Sotheby's, New York, May 25, 1994, lot 99, illustrated (incorrectly catalogued as by Julius Simmons) | Acquired at the above sale
1823-1876
BRITISHHERMIA AND LYSANDER, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
signed J. Simmons and dated 1870 (lower left)
watercolor heightened with gouache on paper laid down on canvas
36 by 29 in.
89 by 74 cm
Sale: Sotheby's, London, June 19, 1984, lot 31, illustrated | Sale: Sotheby's, New York, May 25, 1994, lot 99, illustrated (incorrectly catalogued as by Julius Simmons) | Acquired at the above sale
Upper estimate price exceeded by 71 %.
The work British hermia And Lysander, A Midsummer Night'S Dream by John Simmons was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in May 2012. It achieved a price of USD 68,500.00 (€ 55,402.78), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 71%. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by John Simmons; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Titania asleep: a scene from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', Act II, Scene ii sold at auction in December 2016 with the realized price of GBP 56,250.00 (€ 65,765.38).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 71 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit British hermia And Lysander, A Midsummer Night'S Dream von John Simmons kam im Mai 2012 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 68.500,00 (€ 55.402,78) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 71%. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von John Simmons; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Titania asleep: a scene from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', Act II, Scene ii im Dezember 2016 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 56.250,00 (€ 65.765,38).
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