Jonathan Richardson, Sen.
Portrait of Jonathan Richardson, Junior (1694-1771), the artist's son
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours, Lot 108
5. Jul - 5. Jul 2011
Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours, Lot 108
5. Jul - 5. Jul 2011
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 27.500 GBP
Price realised: 27.500 GBP
Description
Jonathan Richardson, Sen. (London 1667-1745)
Portrait of Jonathan Richardson, Junior (1694-1771), the artist's son
dated '9 Aug 1729' (lower right, in red and black chalk) and with inscriptions by the sitter ''Richardson Jun.' by Richardson, Sen.' (lower left), and (verso) 'J.R. Jun r . Rdson' in ink and in pencil 'R. Jun'
black, red and white chalk on blue paper
21¾ x 13 1/8 in. (55.3 x 33.3 cm.)
Portrait of Jonathan Richardson, Junior (1694-1771), the artist's son
dated '9 Aug 1729' (lower right, in red and black chalk) and with inscriptions by the sitter ''Richardson Jun.' by Richardson, Sen.' (lower left), and (verso) 'J.R. Jun r . Rdson' in ink and in pencil 'R. Jun'
black, red and white chalk on blue paper
21¾ x 13 1/8 in. (55.3 x 33.3 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 83 %.
This artwork by Jonathan Richardson achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in July 2011. In the Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours auction, the work Portrait of Jonathan Richardson, Junior (1694-1771), the artist's son sold for GBP 27,500.00 (€ 31,560.36) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 15,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Jonathan Richardson; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Group Portrait of The Artist And His Son, Jonathan, With John Milton, Three-Quarter-Length, On A Balcony sold at auction in June 2005 with the realized price of GBP 26,400.00 (€ 39,126.47).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 83 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Jonathan Richardson erzielte im Juli 2011 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours wurde die Arbeit Portrait of Jonathan Richardson, Junior (1694-1771), the artist's son für GBP 27.500,00 (€ 31.560,36) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 15.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Jonathan Richardson; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Group Portrait of The Artist And His Son, Jonathan, With John Milton, Three-Quarter-Length, On A Balcony im Juni 2005 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 26.400,00 (€ 39.126,47).
Jonathan Richardson - Auction history
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