Sir John Lavery, R.A., R.S.A., R.H.A.
Portrait of Mrs Charles Baker
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Irish Art, Lot 135
17. Nov - 23. Nov 2021
Irish Art, Lot 135
17. 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
Portrait of Mrs Charles Baker
signed J Lavery (lower left); also signed JOHN LAVERY, titled and inscribed with the artist's address (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
unframed: 188 by 91.5cm.; 74 by 36in.
framed: 206 by 109cm.; 81 by 42¾in.
Executed circa 1906. We are grateful to Kenneth McConkey for his kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work.
Private Collection | Sotheby's, London, 16 May 2003, lot 74, where acquired by Sir Michael Smurfit
Sir John Lavery, R.A., R.S.A., R.H.A.
1856 - 1941
Portrait of Mrs Charles Baker
signed J Lavery (lower left); also signed JOHN LAVERY, titled and inscribed with the artist's address (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
unframed: 188 by 91.5cm.; 74 by 36in.
framed: 206 by 109cm.; 81 by 42¾in.
Executed circa 1906. We are grateful to Kenneth McConkey for his kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work.
Private Collection | Sotheby's, London, 16 May 2003, lot 74, where acquired by Sir Michael Smurfit
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by John Lavery achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in November 2021. In the Irish Art auction, the work Portrait of Mrs Charles Baker sold for GBP 214,200.00 (€ 251,490.95) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 100,000.00. Admittedly, works by John Lavery have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Terrace, Cap d'Ail in July 2021 with an auction result of GBP 1,162,500.00 (€ 1,363,272.29).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von John Lavery erzielte im November 2021 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Irish Art wurde die Arbeit Portrait of Mrs Charles Baker für GBP 214.200,00 (€ 251.490,95) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 100.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von John Lavery auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Terrace, Cap d'Ail im Juli 2021 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 1.162.500,00 (€ 1.363.272,29).
John Lavery - Auction history
