Sir Frank Dicksee, P.R.A.

The House Builders

Found at Christies, London
Victorian & British Impressionist Art, Lot 21
13. Dec - 13. Dec 2012
Estimate: 150.000 - 250.000 GBP
Price realised: 145.250 GBP
Sir Frank Dicksee, P.R.A. (1853-1928)
The House Builders
signed and dated 'FRANK DICKSEE/1880' (centre left) and inscribed 'AWB 1879' (lower centre, on a sheet of paper) and further signed, inscribed and dated 'The House Builders/(Portraits of Sir W.E. & The Hon. Lady Welby-Gregory)/Frank Dicksee/-1880-2 Fitzroy Square/W.' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
54½ x 61½ in. (138.4 x 156.2 cm.)
in the original frame

Auction result misses estimated price range

When the work The House Builders by Francis Bernard Dicksee was auctioned at Christies in London in December 2012, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 150,000.00 – 250,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 145,250.00 (€ 179,133.59). Admittedly, works by Francis Bernard Dicksee have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work British Yseult in February 2019 with an auction result of USD 1,155,000.00 (€ 1,015,027.68).

Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne

Als die Arbeit The House Builders von Francis Bernard Dicksee im Dezember 2012 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 150.000,00 – 250.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 145.250,00 (€ 179.133,59) den Besitzer. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Francis Bernard Dicksee auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit British Yseult im Februar 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 1.155.000,00 (€ 1.015.027,68).

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