Richard Westall, R.A.
Strephon And Phyllis
Found at
Christies,
New York
Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolors Including an Important Canadian Collection and a Distinguished Private Collection, Lot 150
31. Jan - 31. Jan 2013
Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolors Including an Important Canadian Collection and a Distinguished Private Collection, Lot 150
31. Jan - 31. Jan 2013
Estimate: 8.000 - 12.000 USD
Price realised: 35.000 USD
Price realised: 35.000 USD
Description
Richard Westall, R.A. (Hertford 1765-1836 London)
Strephon and Phyllis
signed with initials and dated 'RW/1794' (lower left)
pencil and watercolor with gum arabic heightened with touches of white, within the artist's framelines, unframed
20¾ x 17¼ in. (52.8 x 43.8 cm.)
Strephon and Phyllis
signed with initials and dated 'RW/1794' (lower left)
pencil and watercolor with gum arabic heightened with touches of white, within the artist's framelines, unframed
20¾ x 17¼ in. (52.8 x 43.8 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Richard Westall achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in January 2013. In the Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolors Including an Important Canadian Collection and a Distinguished Private Collection auction, the work Strephon And Phyllis sold for USD 35,000.00 (€ 25,765.61) - well above the upper estimate of USD 12,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Richard Westall - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Faust and Lilith, which sold at auction in December 2012 for GBP 55,250.00 (€ 68,138.59).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Richard Westall erzielte im Januar 2013 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolors Including an Important Canadian Collection and a Distinguished Private Collection wurde die Arbeit Strephon And Phyllis für USD 35.000,00 (€ 25.765,61) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 12.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Richard Westall mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Faust and Lilith beobachtet, die im Dezember 2012 für GBP 55.250,00 (€ 68.138,59) versteigert wurde.
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