Lady Sophia Dunbar
Two views of Genoa, Italy
Found at
Christies,
London
BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL WATERCOLOURS AND DRAWINGS, Lot 116
19. Sep - 19. Sep 2002
BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL WATERCOLOURS AND DRAWINGS, Lot 116
19. Sep - 19. Sep 2002
Estimate: 700 - 1.000 GBP
Price realised: 1.528 GBP
Price realised: 1.528 GBP
Description
Lady Sophia Dunbar, 19th Century
Two views of Genoa, Italy
one inscribed 'Genoa' (lower right), and signed, inscribed again and dated 'Genoa./en fête/From the Pr...?/(Sophia) Lady Dunbar/1896' (on a label attached to the backboard); one signed and dated 'View of Mentone/from The Genoa Road/Painted from Nature/...Lady Dunbar' (on a fragmentary label attached to the backboard).
pencil and watercolour, with scratching out
9 x 21 in. (22.8 x 53.4 cm.); and 9¼ x 21¼ in. (23.5 x 54 cm.)
a pair (2)
Two views of Genoa, Italy
one inscribed 'Genoa' (lower right), and signed, inscribed again and dated 'Genoa./en fête/From the Pr...?/(Sophia) Lady Dunbar/1896' (on a label attached to the backboard); one signed and dated 'View of Mentone/from The Genoa Road/Painted from Nature/...Lady Dunbar' (on a fragmentary label attached to the backboard).
pencil and watercolour, with scratching out
9 x 21 in. (22.8 x 53.4 cm.); and 9¼ x 21¼ in. (23.5 x 54 cm.)
a pair (2)
A top price for Sophia Dunbar
The work Two views of Genoa, Italy by Sophia Dunbar was auctioned at Christies in London in September 2002. It achieved a price of GBP 1,527.50 (€ 2,427.55), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 53%. This high result makes Two views of Genoa, Italy the most expensive artwork by Sophia Dunbar that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Sophia Dunbar
Die Arbeit Two views of Genoa, Italy von Sophia Dunbar kam im September 2002 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 1.527,50 (€ 2.427,55) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 53%. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Two views of Genoa, Italy zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Sophia Dunbar, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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