Robert Van Vorst Sewell
The birth of Ogier the Dane
Estimate: 7.000 - 10.000 GBP
Price realised: 22.500 GBP
Price realised: 22.500 GBP
Description
ROBERT VAN VORST SEWELL (AMERICAN, 1860-1924)
The birth of Ogier the Dane
inscribed 'Kingship. Six Fay. ladies. bring. him. birth. gifts. to Ogier. the. Dane. Wealth. Power. Love. Courage/But. the. Sixth. grants. that. in Avalon. he. shall. be her Love. at his Life's end.' (in a scroll at the upper and lower centres)
oil on canvas
38 x 53 3 ⁄ 8 in. (96.5 x 135.5 cm.)
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The birth of Ogier the Dane
inscribed 'Kingship. Six Fay. ladies. bring. him. birth. gifts. to Ogier. the. Dane. Wealth. Power. Love. Courage/But. the. Sixth. grants. that. in Avalon. he. shall. be her Love. at his Life's end.' (in a scroll at the upper and lower centres)
oil on canvas
38 x 53 3 ⁄ 8 in. (96.5 x 135.5 cm.)
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A top price for Robert Van Vorst Sewell
This artwork by Robert Van Vorst Sewell achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in December 2021. In the British and European Art auction, the work The birth of Ogier the Dane sold for GBP 22,500.00 (€ 26,837.78) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 10,000.00. This high result makes The birth of Ogier the Dane the most expensive artwork by Robert Van Vorst Sewell that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Robert Van Vorst Sewell
Dieses Kunstwerk von Robert Van Vorst Sewell erzielte im Dezember 2021 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion British and European Art wurde die Arbeit The birth of Ogier the Dane für GBP 22.500,00 (€ 26.837,78) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 10.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The birth of Ogier the Dane zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Robert Van Vorst Sewell, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Robert Van Vorst Sewell - Auction history
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