Michael Wutky
A View Of Vesuvius Erupting With Sir William Hamilton Observing From Afar With His Crew, The Painter On The Right
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Masters including Old Master & British Drawings and Watercolours, Lot 186
08.Dez - 08.Dez.2017
Old Masters including Old Master & British Drawings and Watercolours, Lot 186
08.Dez - 08.Dez.2017
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 GBP
Price realised: 56.250 GBP
Price realised: 56.250 GBP
Description
oil on canvas
29 x 38 ½ in. (73.7 x 97.6 cm.)
with Jeremy Maas, circa 1960, where acquired by the father of the present owner.
29 x 38 ½ in. (73.7 x 97.6 cm.)
with Jeremy Maas, circa 1960, where acquired by the father of the present owner.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 88 %.
This artwork by Michael Wutky achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in December 2017. In the Old Masters including Old Master & British Drawings and Watercolours auction, the work A View Of Vesuvius Erupting With Sir William Hamilton Observing From Afar With His Crew, The Painter On The Right sold for GBP 56,250.00 (€ 63,301.14) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 30,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Michael Wutky - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The Eruption Of The Vesuvius, which sold at auction in November 2015 for EUR 235,500.00.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 88 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Michael Wutky erzielte im Dezember 2017 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Masters including Old Master & British Drawings and Watercolours wurde die Arbeit A View Of Vesuvius Erupting With Sir William Hamilton Observing From Afar With His Crew, The Painter On The Right für GBP 56.250,00 (€ 63.301,14) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 30.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Michael Wutky mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The Eruption Of The Vesuvius beobachtet, die im November 2015 für EUR 235.500,00 versteigert wurde.
Michael Wutky - Auction history
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