John Simmons
Titania asleep: a scene from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', Act II, Scene ii
Found at
Christies,
London
Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite and British Impressionist Art, Lot 33
14. Dec - 14. Dec 2016
Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite and British Impressionist Art, Lot 33
14. Dec - 14. Dec 2016
Estimate: 25.000 - 35.000 GBP
Price realised: 56.250 GBP
Price realised: 56.250 GBP
Description
signed and dated 'J. Simmons./1873.' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour with gum arabic and heightened with bodycolour, on paper
29 ½ x 38 ¾ in. (75 x 98.4 cm.)
with Grindley and Palmer, Liverpool, until 1935 when purchased for £25.
pencil and watercolour with gum arabic and heightened with bodycolour, on paper
29 ½ x 38 ¾ in. (75 x 98.4 cm.)
with Grindley and Palmer, Liverpool, until 1935 when purchased for £25.
A top price for John Simmons
The work Titania asleep: a scene from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', Act II, Scene ii by John Simmons was auctioned at Christies in London in December 2016. It achieved a price of GBP 56,250.00 (€ 65,765.38), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 61%. This high result makes Titania asleep: a scene from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', Act II, Scene ii the most expensive artwork by John Simmons that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für John Simmons
Die Arbeit Titania asleep: a scene from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', Act II, Scene ii von John Simmons kam im Dezember 2016 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 56.250,00 (€ 65.765,38) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 61%. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Titania asleep: a scene from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', Act II, Scene ii zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von John Simmons, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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