Peter Brown

Twelve botanical studies of exotic plants: Limonium sinuatum statice with peacock butterfly, Nicotiana tabacum tobacco, Camellia japonica camellia, Hippeastrum vittatum striped amaryllis, Passiflora quadrangularis granadilla, Clematis florida 'Plena' doub

Found at Christies, London (Online Auction)
Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours, Lot 80
06.Jul - 27.Jul.2020
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 GBP
Price realised: 52.500 GBP
nine signed 'P. Brown' (lower left)
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour heightened with gum arabic on vellum
12 1 ⁄ 2 x 9 3 ⁄ 4 in. (31.7 x 24.8 cm.) and slightly smaller; and two by Philippa Crabtree (b. 1764), Arbutus Unedo strawberry tree, signed 'Philippa Crabtree.' (lower right) and inscribed 'Arbutus. Alnedo.' (lower left); and Narcissus tazetta narcissus soleil d'or

A top price for Peter Brown

This artwork by Peter Brown achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in July 2020. In the Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours auction, the work Twelve botanical studies of exotic plants: Limonium sinuatum statice with peacock butterfly, Nicotiana tabacum tobacco, Camellia japonica camellia, Hippeastrum vittatum striped amaryllis, Passiflora quadrangularis granadilla, Clematis florida 'Plena' doub sold for GBP 52,500.00 (€ 58,559.75) - well above the upper estim This high result makes Twelve botanical studies of exotic plants: Limonium sinuatum statice with peacock butterfly, Nicotiana tabacum tobacco, Camellia japonica camellia, Hippeastrum vittatum striped amaryllis, Passiflora quadrangularis granadilla, Clematis florida 'Plena' doub the most expensive artwork by Peter Brown that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Peter Brown

Dieses Kunstwerk von Peter Brown erzielte im Juli 2020 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours wurde die Arbeit Twelve botanical studies of exotic plants: Limonium sinuatum statice with peacock butterfly, Nicotiana tabacum tobacco, Camellia japonica camellia, Hippeastrum vittatum striped amaryllis, Passiflora quadrangularis granadilla, Clematis florida 'Plena' doub für GBP 52.500,00 (€ 58.559,75) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 30.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Twelve botanical studies of exotic plants: Limonium sinuatum statice with peacock butterfly, Nicotiana tabacum tobacco, Camellia japonica camellia, Hippeastrum vittatum striped amaryllis, Passiflora quadrangularis granadilla, Clematis florida 'Plena' doub zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Peter Brown, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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