Sir Edward John Poynter, Bt., P.R.A., R.W.S.
Perseus and Andromeda; Nausicaa and Her Maidens Playing at Ball; Atalanta's Race
Found at
Sothebys,
London
European & British Art, Part I, Lot 36
7. Jul - 13. Jul 2022
European & British Art, Part I, Lot 36
7. Jul - 13. Jul 2022
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Property of a Gentleman
Sir Edward John Poynter, Bt., P.R.A., R.W.S.
British
1836 - 1919
Perseus and Andromeda; Nausicaa and Her Maidens Playing at Ball; Atalanta's Race
one signed with monogram and dated 1872 lower right; one signed with monogram and dated 1873 lower right; the other signed with monogram and dated 1875 lower right
oil on canvas
Unframed: one 18 by 47cm., 7 by 18½in.; one 28 by 78cm., 11 by 30¾in.; the other 22 by 65cm., 8¾ by 25½in.
Framed: one 41 by 70cm., 16 by 27½in.; one 52 by 102cm., 20½ by 40in.; the other 47 by 89cm., 18½ by 35in.
Perseus and Andromeda | Purchased from the artist by William Henry Doeg, his sale Christie’s, London, 31 March 1920, lot 77 bought ‘Sampson’ however the picture was still in the possession of Doeg's grand-daughter Mrs Hammond-Headey in 1971, her sale Sotheby's, London, 17 March 1971, lot 129 | Christopher Forbes, New York, until 1973 | Fine Art Society, London | Purchased from the above by the present owner | Nausicaa and her Maidens Playing at Ball | Charles T. Jacoby of 80 Knightsbridge,
Sir Edward John Poynter, Bt., P.R.A., R.W.S.
British
1836 - 1919
Perseus and Andromeda; Nausicaa and Her Maidens Playing at Ball; Atalanta's Race
one signed with monogram and dated 1872 lower right; one signed with monogram and dated 1873 lower right; the other signed with monogram and dated 1875 lower right
oil on canvas
Unframed: one 18 by 47cm., 7 by 18½in.; one 28 by 78cm., 11 by 30¾in.; the other 22 by 65cm., 8¾ by 25½in.
Framed: one 41 by 70cm., 16 by 27½in.; one 52 by 102cm., 20½ by 40in.; the other 47 by 89cm., 18½ by 35in.
Perseus and Andromeda | Purchased from the artist by William Henry Doeg, his sale Christie’s, London, 31 March 1920, lot 77 bought ‘Sampson’ however the picture was still in the possession of Doeg's grand-daughter Mrs Hammond-Headey in 1971, her sale Sotheby's, London, 17 March 1971, lot 129 | Christopher Forbes, New York, until 1973 | Fine Art Society, London | Purchased from the above by the present owner | Nausicaa and her Maidens Playing at Ball | Charles T. Jacoby of 80 Knightsbridge,
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Perseus and Andromeda; Nausicaa and Her Maidens Playing at Ball; Atalanta's Race by Edward John Poynter was auctioned at Sothebys in London in July last year, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 250,000.00 – 350,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 239,400.00 (€ 285,886.12). Other works by Edward John Poynter have also sold for higher prices; the highest price we have seen at auction so far was achieved in December 2020 by the work Orpheus and Eurydice at GBP 437,500.00 (€ 488,726.49).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Perseus and Andromeda; Nausicaa and Her Maidens Playing at Ball; Atalanta's Race von Edward John Poynter im Juli letzten Jahres bei Sothebys in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 250.000,00 – 350.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 239.400,00 (€ 285.886,12) den Besitzer. Andere Arbeiten von Edward John Poynter wurden auch schon teurer gehandelt; den höchsten Preis, den wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachten konnten, erzielte im Dezember 2020 die Arbeit Orpheus and Eurydice mit GBP 437.500,00 (€ 488.726,49).
Edward John Poynter - Auction history
