Lorenz Lars Svensson Sparrgren
Portrait of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), 1786
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Master and British Works on Paper, including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection, Lot 149
4. Dec - 4. Dec 2020
Old Master and British Works on Paper, including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection, Lot 149
4. Dec - 4. Dec 2020
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 4.410 GBP
Price realised: 4.410 GBP
Description
Property from the collection of the late Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)
Lorenz Lars Svensson Sparrgren
Gothenburg 1763 - 1828 Stockholm
Portrait of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), 1786
Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gilt-metal frame;
signed in pencil centre left: Sparrgren., inscribed verso: Benjamin / Franklin / fodd [?], 17 Jan 1786
89 by 73 mm.
Sale, London, Christie's, 18 December 1990, lot 65; | where acquired by Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)
Lorenz Lars Svensson Sparrgren
Gothenburg 1763 - 1828 Stockholm
Portrait of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), 1786
Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gilt-metal frame;
signed in pencil centre left: Sparrgren., inscribed verso: Benjamin / Franklin / fodd [?], 17 Jan 1786
89 by 73 mm.
Sale, London, Christie's, 18 December 1990, lot 65; | where acquired by Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)
A top price for Lorenz Lars Svensson Sparrgren
This artwork by Lorenz Lars Svensson Sparrgren achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in December 2020. In the Old Master and British Works on Paper, including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection auction, the work Portrait of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), 1786 sold for GBP 4,410.00 (€ 4,926.36) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1,500.00. This high result makes Portrait of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), 1786 the most expensive artwork by Lorenz Lars Svensson Sparrgren that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Lorenz Lars Svensson Sparrgren
Dieses Kunstwerk von Lorenz Lars Svensson Sparrgren erzielte im Dezember 2020 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master and British Works on Paper, including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection wurde die Arbeit Portrait of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), 1786 für GBP 4.410,00 (€ 4.926,36) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.500,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Portrait of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), 1786 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Lorenz Lars Svensson Sparrgren, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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