Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A.
Portrait Of Sir Robert Palk (1717–98), Governor Of Madras
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 GBP
Price realised: 21.250 GBP
Price realised: 21.250 GBP
Description
SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS, P.R.A.
Plympton, Devon 1723 - 1792 London
Portrait of Sir Robert Palk (1717–98), Governor of Madras
oil on canvas
76.2 x 63.5 cm.; 30 x 25 in.
By descent from the sitter to his son Sir Lawrence Palk, 2nd Bt. (1766–1813), at Haldon House, Devon; | By descent to his second son, Robert John Malet Palk (1794–1870); | By descent to his son, Wilmot Henry Palk (1836–76); | By inheritance to his widow, Elizabeth Alexandrina Grieg Palk; | By whose Executors sold (‘The Property of the late Mrs E.A.G. Palk, by direction of the Administrator’), London, Robinson & Fisher, 13 March 1913, lo
Plympton, Devon 1723 - 1792 London
Portrait of Sir Robert Palk (1717–98), Governor of Madras
oil on canvas
76.2 x 63.5 cm.; 30 x 25 in.
By descent from the sitter to his son Sir Lawrence Palk, 2nd Bt. (1766–1813), at Haldon House, Devon; | By descent to his second son, Robert John Malet Palk (1794–1870); | By descent to his son, Wilmot Henry Palk (1836–76); | By inheritance to his widow, Elizabeth Alexandrina Grieg Palk; | By whose Executors sold (‘The Property of the late Mrs E.A.G. Palk, by direction of the Administrator’), London, Robinson & Fisher, 13 March 1913, lo
Auction result well in line with expectations
In December 2019 Sothebys in London held the auction Old Masters Day Sale, which included the work Portrait Of Sir Robert Palk (1717–98), Governor Of Madras by Joshua Reynolds. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 20,000.00 – 30,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 21,250.00 (€ 25,115.01) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Joshua Reynolds achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Portrait of Lady Frances Marsham, later Countess of Romney (1755-1795), full-length, in a yellow dress and pink shawl, in a park landscape in July 2014 with an auction result of GBP 4,786,500.00 (€ 6,037,281.44).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Dezember 2019 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion Old Masters Day Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit Portrait Of Sir Robert Palk (1717–98), Governor Of Madras von Joshua Reynolds zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 20.000,00 – 30.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 21.250,00 (€ 25.115,01) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Joshua Reynolds erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Portrait of Lady Frances Marsham, later Countess of Romney (1755-1795), full-length, in a yellow dress and pink shawl, in a park landscape im Juli 2014 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 4.786.500,00 (€ 6.037.281,44).
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