Sir John Lavery, R.A., R.S.A., R.H.A.
Early Morning, Tangier
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Modern British & Irish Art, Lot 11
15. Nov - 23. Nov 2021
Modern British & Irish Art, Lot 11
15. Nov - 23. Nov 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Property from the Collection of Sir Michael Smurfit
Sir John Lavery, R.A., R.S.A., R.H.A.
1856 - 1941
Early Morning, Tangier
signed J Lavery (lower left); also signed JOHN LAVERY, titled, dated 1911 and inscribed with the Artist's address (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
unframed: 102 by 128cm.; 40 by 50½in.
framed: 127 by 152.5cm.; 50 by 60in.
Executed in 1911. We are grateful to Kenneth McConkey for his kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work.
Miss Katharine FitzGerald | Lady Ann Sempill | Her sale, Christie’s London, 13 May 1966, lot 59 | Private Collection | Sale, Christie's London, 11 November 1999, lot 33, where acquired by Sir Michael Smurfit
Sir John Lavery, R.A., R.S.A., R.H.A.
1856 - 1941
Early Morning, Tangier
signed J Lavery (lower left); also signed JOHN LAVERY, titled, dated 1911 and inscribed with the Artist's address (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
unframed: 102 by 128cm.; 40 by 50½in.
framed: 127 by 152.5cm.; 50 by 60in.
Executed in 1911. We are grateful to Kenneth McConkey for his kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work.
Miss Katharine FitzGerald | Lady Ann Sempill | Her sale, Christie’s London, 13 May 1966, lot 59 | Private Collection | Sale, Christie's London, 11 November 1999, lot 33, where acquired by Sir Michael Smurfit
Upper estimate price exceeded by 89 %.
This artwork by John Lavery achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in November 2021. In the Modern British & Irish Art auction, the work Early Morning, Tangier sold for GBP 340,200.00 (€ 399,426.81) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 180,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by John Lavery - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The Terrace, Cap d'Ail, which sold at auction in July 2021 for GBP 1,162,500.00 (€ 1,363,272.29).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 89 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von John Lavery erzielte im November 2021 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern British & Irish Art wurde die Arbeit Early Morning, Tangier für GBP 340.200,00 (€ 399.426,81) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 180.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von John Lavery mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The Terrace, Cap d'Ail beobachtet, die im Juli 2021 für GBP 1.162.500,00 (€ 1.363.272,29) versteigert wurde.
John Lavery - Auction history
