Sir William Blake Richmond, R.A.
Head study for 'The Song of Miriam'
Found at
Christies,
London
Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, Lot 11
16.Jun - 16.Jun.2015
Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, Lot 11
16.Jun - 16.Jun.2015
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 8.125 GBP
Price realised: 8.125 GBP
Description
indistinctly inscribed 'Salford' (lower left)
black and white chalk on brown paper
12 ¼ x 8 7/8 in. (31.2 x 22.3 cm.)
with Peter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries, London, where purchased by the present owners.
black and white chalk on brown paper
12 ¼ x 8 7/8 in. (31.2 x 22.3 cm.)
with Peter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries, London, where purchased by the present owners.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 63 %.
The work Head study for 'The Song of Miriam' by William Blake Richmond was sold in the Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art auction at Christies in London in June 2015. It achieved a price of GBP 8,125.00 (€ 11,456.15), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 63%. Admittedly, works by William Blake Richmond 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 Watchers in September 2018 with an auction result of GBP 72,500.00 (€ 81,426.82).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 63 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Head study for 'The Song of Miriam' von William Blake Richmond wurde im Juni 2015 in der Auktion Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 8.125,00 (€ 11.456,15) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 63%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von William Blake Richmond auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Watchers im September 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 72.500,00 (€ 81.426,82).
William Blake Richmond - Auction history
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