Josiah Wood Whymper
The haymakers
Found at
Christies,
London
BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL WATERCOLOURS AND DRAWINGS, Lot 56
29. Nov - 29. Nov 2000
BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL WATERCOLOURS AND DRAWINGS, Lot 56
29. Nov - 29. Nov 2000
Estimate: 700 - 1.000 GBP
Price realised: 1.763 GBP
Price realised: 1.763 GBP
Description
Josiah Wood Whymper (1813-1903)
The haymakers
signed and dated 'J.W.Whymper.1895' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white and scratching out
21 x 29in. (53.2 x 73.7cm.) unframed
The haymakers
signed and dated 'J.W.Whymper.1895' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white and scratching out
21 x 29in. (53.2 x 73.7cm.) unframed
A top price for Josiah Wood Whymper
This artwork by Josiah Wood Whymper achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in November 2000. In the BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL WATERCOLOURS AND DRAWINGS auction, the work The haymakers sold for GBP 1,762.50 (€ 2,880.74) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1,000.00. This high result makes The haymakers the most expensive artwork by Josiah Wood Whymper that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Josiah Wood Whymper
Dieses Kunstwerk von Josiah Wood Whymper erzielte im November 2000 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL WATERCOLOURS AND DRAWINGS wurde die Arbeit The haymakers für GBP 1.762,50 (€ 2.880,74) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The haymakers zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Josiah Wood Whymper, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Josiah Wood Whymper - Auction history
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