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Sydney Herbert
The Emperor Tiberius approaching Capri
Found at
Christies,
London
British, Victorian and Scottish Pictures including Pictures, Lot 489
7. Mar - 7. Mar 2002
British, Victorian and Scottish Pictures including Pictures, Lot 489
7. Mar - 7. Mar 2002
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 11.163 GBP
Price realised: 11.163 GBP
Description
Sydney Herbert (1854-1914)
The Emperor Tiberius approaching Capri
signed 'Sydney Herbert' (lower left) and inscribed 'While in Capri Tiberius indulged in unheard of cruelties/casting his victims from a high and precipitous ...' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
54 x 74 in. (137.2 x 187.8 cm.)
The Emperor Tiberius approaching Capri
signed 'Sydney Herbert' (lower left) and inscribed 'While in Capri Tiberius indulged in unheard of cruelties/casting his victims from a high and precipitous ...' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
54 x 74 in. (137.2 x 187.8 cm.)
A top price for Sydney Herbert
This artwork by Sydney Herbert achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in March 2002. In the British, Victorian and Scottish Pictures including Pictures auction, the work The Emperor Tiberius approaching Capri sold for GBP 11,162.50 (€ 18,247.75) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 6,000.00. This high result makes The Emperor Tiberius approaching Capri the most expensive artwork by Sydney Herbert that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Sydney Herbert
Dieses Kunstwerk von Sydney Herbert erzielte im März 2002 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion British, Victorian and Scottish Pictures including Pictures wurde die Arbeit The Emperor Tiberius approaching Capri für GBP 11.162,50 (€ 18.247,75) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 6.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The Emperor Tiberius approaching Capri zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Sydney Herbert, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.