Ralph Hartley
Kettering; Second Lodge Fields; Towards Thorpe; Warkton, Northamptonshire
Found at
Sothebys,
London
A GREAT BRITISH COLLECTION: The pictures collected by Sir David and Lady Scott, sold to benefit the Finnis Scott Foundation, Lot 242
19. Nov - 19. Nov 2008
A GREAT BRITISH COLLECTION: The pictures collected by Sir David and Lady Scott, sold to benefit the Finnis Scott Foundation, Lot 242
19. Nov - 19. Nov 2008
Estimate: 700 - 1.000 GBP
Price realised: 5.625 GBP
Price realised: 5.625 GBP
Description
Ralph Hartley
1926-1988
KETTERING; SECOND LODGE FIELDS; TOWARDS THORPE; WARKTON, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
Quantity: 4
all signed l.l.: RALPH HARTLEY
watercolour
largest: 54 by 75.5 cm.; 21 ¼ by 29 ¾ in.
Two were bought by Sir David Scott from the Kettering Art Exhibition in 1964 for 12 guineas (Second Lodge Fields) and 10 guineas (Towards Thorpe)
1926-1988
KETTERING; SECOND LODGE FIELDS; TOWARDS THORPE; WARKTON, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
Quantity: 4
all signed l.l.: RALPH HARTLEY
watercolour
largest: 54 by 75.5 cm.; 21 ¼ by 29 ¾ in.
Two were bought by Sir David Scott from the Kettering Art Exhibition in 1964 for 12 guineas (Second Lodge Fields) and 10 guineas (Towards Thorpe)
A top price for Ralph Hartley
When the work Kettering; Second Lodge Fields; Towards Thorpe; Warkton, Northamptonshire by Ralph Hartley was auctioned at Sothebys in London in November 2008, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 1,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than five times as high at GBP 5,625.00 (€ 6,801.05). This high result makes Kettering; Second Lodge Fields; Towards Thorpe; Warkton, Northamptonshire the most expensive artwork by Ralph Hartley that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Ralph Hartley
Als die Arbeit Kettering; Second Lodge Fields; Towards Thorpe; Warkton, Northamptonshire von Ralph Hartley im November 2008 bei Sothebys in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 1.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 5.625,00 (€ 6.801,05) mehr als fünfmal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Kettering; Second Lodge Fields; Towards Thorpe; Warkton, Northamptonshire zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Ralph Hartley, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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