Samuel Palmer, R.W.S
A Shepherd leading his flock under the full moon
Found at
Sothebys,
London
A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries, Lot 10
18. Jun - 7. Jul 2021
A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries, Lot 10
18. Jun - 7. Jul 2021
Estimate: 700.000 - 900.000 GBP
Price realised: 1.588.000 GBP
Price realised: 1.588.000 GBP
Description
Property from the Collection of the late Cyril and Shirley Fry
Samuel Palmer, R.W.S
Newington 1805 - 1881 Redhill
A Shepherd leading his flock under the full moon
Black watercolour over black chalk, heightened with scratching out, on card
148 by 178 mm
The artist (1805-1881), | by descent to his son, Alfred Herbert Palmer (1853-1932); | Frederick Landseer Maur Griggs, R.A. (1876-1938); | Leonard Gordon Duke (1890-1972), | by whom given to Cyril and Shirley Fry
Samuel Palmer, R.W.S
Newington 1805 - 1881 Redhill
A Shepherd leading his flock under the full moon
Black watercolour over black chalk, heightened with scratching out, on card
148 by 178 mm
The artist (1805-1881), | by descent to his son, Alfred Herbert Palmer (1853-1932); | Frederick Landseer Maur Griggs, R.A. (1876-1938); | Leonard Gordon Duke (1890-1972), | by whom given to Cyril and Shirley Fry
A top price for Samuel Palmer
This artwork by Samuel Palmer achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in July 2021. In the A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries auction, the work A Shepherd leading his flock under the full moon sold for GBP 1,588,000.00 (€ 1,862,259.27) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 900,000.00. This high result makes A Shepherd leading his flock under the full moon the most expensive artwork by Samuel Palmer that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Samuel Palmer
Dieses Kunstwerk von Samuel Palmer erzielte im Juli 2021 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries wurde die Arbeit A Shepherd leading his flock under the full moon für GBP 1.588.000,00 (€ 1.862.259,27) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 900.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht A Shepherd leading his flock under the full moon zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Samuel Palmer, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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