The Reverend Christopher Atkinson
Portrait Of A Mallard; Together With A Portrait Of A Quail
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Master & British Drawings including French Masterworks from the Dormeuil Collection, Lot 169
3. Jul - 3. Jul 2013
Old Master & British Drawings including French Masterworks from the Dormeuil Collection, Lot 169
3. Jul - 3. Jul 2013
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.125 GBP
Price realised: 2.125 GBP
Description
The Reverend Christopher Atkinson
THORPE ARCH 1754 - 1795
PORTRAIT OF A MALLARD; TOGETHER WITH A PORTRAIT OF A QUAIL
Both watercolour over pencil heightened with bodycolour, pen and brown ink and gum arabic;
the first signed with initials lower right: C.A. pinx t / 1786; each inscribed lower centre, the first: Anas Bouchas . Mallard -; the second: Tetrao Coturnix . Quail. -
The first: 223 by 295 mm; the second: 274 by 222 mm
The first: sale, London, Christie's, 22 March, 1989, lot 45
THORPE ARCH 1754 - 1795
PORTRAIT OF A MALLARD; TOGETHER WITH A PORTRAIT OF A QUAIL
Both watercolour over pencil heightened with bodycolour, pen and brown ink and gum arabic;
the first signed with initials lower right: C.A. pinx t / 1786; each inscribed lower centre, the first: Anas Bouchas . Mallard -; the second: Tetrao Coturnix . Quail. -
The first: 223 by 295 mm; the second: 274 by 222 mm
The first: sale, London, Christie's, 22 March, 1989, lot 45
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Portrait Of A Mallard; Together With A Portrait Of A Quail by Christopher Atkinson was auctioned at Sothebys in London in July 2013, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 3,000.00 – 5,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 2,125.00 (€ 2,428.18). Admittedly, works by Christopher Atkinson have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Three Portraits Of Owls in July 2013 with an auction result of GBP 11,250.00 (€ 12,855.09).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Portrait Of A Mallard; Together With A Portrait Of A Quail von Christopher Atkinson im Juli 2013 bei Sothebys in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 3.000,00 – 5.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 2.125,00 (€ 2.428,18) den Besitzer. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Christopher Atkinson auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Three Portraits Of Owls im Juli 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 11.250,00 (€ 12.855,09).
Christopher Atkinson - Auction history
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