Richard Caton Woodville
Bonaparte in Egypt, 21st July, 1798 'Soldiers! Fifty centuries look down upon you from the summit of the pyramids'
Estimate: 50.000 - 70.000 GBP
Price realised: 80.750 GBP
Price realised: 80.750 GBP
Description
Richard Caton Woodville (1856-1927)
Bonaparte in Egypt, 21st July, 1798
'Soldiers! Fifty centuries look down upon you from the summit of the pyramids'
signed and dated 'R. Caton Woodville./1911.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
36 x 48 in. (96.5 x 122 cm.)
Bonaparte in Egypt, 21st July, 1798
'Soldiers! Fifty centuries look down upon you from the summit of the pyramids'
signed and dated 'R. Caton Woodville./1911.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
36 x 48 in. (96.5 x 122 cm.)
A top price for Richard Caton de Woodville
The work Bonaparte in Egypt, 21st July, 1798 'Soldiers! Fifty centuries look down upon you from the summit of the pyramids' by Richard Caton de Woodville was sold in the Victorian Pictures auction at Christies in London in June 2000. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 80,750.00 (€ 127,998.69), 15% above the upper estimate. With this result, Bonaparte in Egypt, 21st July, 1798 'Soldiers! Fifty centuries look down upon you from the summit of the pyramids' is even the most expensive work of art by Richard Caton de Woodville that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Richard Caton de Woodville
Die Arbeit Bonaparte in Egypt, 21st July, 1798 'Soldiers! Fifty centuries look down upon you from the summit of the pyramids' von Richard Caton de Woodville wurde im Juni 2000 in der Auktion Victorian Pictures bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 80.750,00 (€ 127.998,69) und damit 15% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Bonaparte in Egypt, 21st July, 1798 'Soldiers! Fifty centuries look down upon you from the summit of the pyramids' sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Richard Caton de Woodville, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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