Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt., A.R.A., R.W.S.
Love among the Ruins
Found at
Christies,
London
Important Victorian & British Impressionist Art, Lot 3
11. Jul - 11. Jul 2013
Important Victorian & British Impressionist Art, Lot 3
11. Jul - 11. Jul 2013
Estimate: 3.000.000 - 5.000.000 GBP
Price realised: 14.845.875 GBP
Price realised: 14.845.875 GBP
Description
Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt., A.R.A., R.W.S. (1833-1898)
Love among the Ruins
signed with initials (lower left), and signed again 'Edward. Burne. Jones' (on the backboard), with typed inscription 'This Picture, being painted in WATER/COLOUR, would be injured by the slight-/est moisture./Great care must be used whenever/it is removed from the Frame.' and signed again 'Edward Burne-Jones' (on a label attached to the reverse of the frame)
watercolour, bodycolour and gum arabic on paper, extended along the lower edge
38 x 60 in. (96.5 x 152.4 cm.)
In the original frame
Love among the Ruins
signed with initials (lower left), and signed again 'Edward. Burne. Jones' (on the backboard), with typed inscription 'This Picture, being painted in WATER/COLOUR, would be injured by the slight-/est moisture./Great care must be used whenever/it is removed from the Frame.' and signed again 'Edward Burne-Jones' (on a label attached to the reverse of the frame)
watercolour, bodycolour and gum arabic on paper, extended along the lower edge
38 x 60 in. (96.5 x 152.4 cm.)
In the original frame
A top price for Edward Burne-Jones
This artwork by Edward Burne-Jones achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in July 2013. In the Important Victorian & British Impressionist Art auction, the work Love among the Ruins sold for GBP 14,845,875.00 (€ 16,963,999.76) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 5,000,000.00. This high result makes Love among the Ruins the most expensive artwork by Edward Burne-Jones that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Edward Burne-Jones
Dieses Kunstwerk von Edward Burne-Jones erzielte im Juli 2013 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Important Victorian & British Impressionist Art wurde die Arbeit Love among the Ruins für GBP 14.845.875,00 (€ 16.963.999,76) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 5.000.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Love among the Ruins zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Edward Burne-Jones, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Edward Burne-Jones - Auction history
