Sir Henry Raeburn, R.A.
Portrait of a lady, possibly Mrs. George Bell, née Isabella Ross (1782-1867), three-quarter-length
Found at
Christies,
New York
Old Master Paintings and Sculpture, Lot 767
29.Okt - 29.Okt.2019
Old Master Paintings and Sculpture, Lot 767
29.Okt - 29.Okt.2019
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
oil on canvas
49 7/8 x 39 3/8 in. (126.7 x 100.1 cm.)
T. Jeffrey Bell, London. | Mrs. Stewart, by 1906, from whom acquired by the following on 13 March 1906 | with Agnew's, London, where acquired on 4 May 1906 by | John Pierpont Morgan Sr. (1837-1913) New York, and by descent to | John Pierpont Morgan Jr. (1867-1943), New York, from whom acquired in 1945 by the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
49 7/8 x 39 3/8 in. (126.7 x 100.1 cm.)
T. Jeffrey Bell, London. | Mrs. Stewart, by 1906, from whom acquired by the following on 13 March 1906 | with Agnew's, London, where acquired on 4 May 1906 by | John Pierpont Morgan Sr. (1837-1913) New York, and by descent to | John Pierpont Morgan Jr. (1867-1943), New York, from whom acquired in 1945 by the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Henry Raeburn achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in October 2019. In the Old Master Paintings and Sculpture auction, the work Portrait of a lady, possibly Mrs. George Bell, née Isabella Ross (1782-1867), three-quarter-length sold for USD 87,500.00 (€ 78,440.16) - well above the upper estimate of USD 30,000.00. Admittedly, works by Henry Raeburn have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Portrait of Sir Evan Murray-MacGregor of MacGregor, 2nd Bt., K.C.B., K.C.H., 19th Chief of Clan Gregor, as a boy (1785-1841), full-length, in tartan, in a landscape in July 2014 with an auction result of GBP 458,500.00 (€ 578,312.66).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Henry Raeburn erzielte im Oktober 2019 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master Paintings and Sculpture wurde die Arbeit Portrait of a lady, possibly Mrs. George Bell, née Isabella Ross (1782-1867), three-quarter-length für USD 87.500,00 (€ 78.440,16) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 30.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Henry Raeburn auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Portrait of Sir Evan Murray-MacGregor of MacGregor, 2nd Bt., K.C.B., K.C.H., 19th Chief of Clan Gregor, as a boy (1785-1841), full-length, in tartan, in a landscape im Juli 2014 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 458.500,00 (€ 578.312,66).
Henry Raeburn - Auction history
