Thomas B. Read
A Pair of Portraits of Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Browning
Found at
Christies,
New York
Important American Furniture, Folk Art and Prints, Lot 77
29. Sep - 29. Sep 2010
Important American Furniture, Folk Art and Prints, Lot 77
29. Sep - 29. Sep 2010
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 USD
Price realised: 20.000 USD
Price realised: 20.000 USD
Description
Thomas B. Read (American, 1822-1872)
A Pair of Portraits of Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Browning
both portraits signed "T.B. Read/Florence" (lower right). Verso of each inscribed "Portrait of Robt Browning/Painted for Ferdinand J. Draer [sic]/By T.B. Read/Florence 1855" and "Portrait of Elizabeth Barrett Browning/Painted for Ferdinand J. Draer [sic] Esq/By T.B. Read/Florence 1855," respectively
oil on canvas
15¾ x 12¾ in.
Painted in 1853 (2)
A Pair of Portraits of Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Browning
both portraits signed "T.B. Read/Florence" (lower right). Verso of each inscribed "Portrait of Robt Browning/Painted for Ferdinand J. Draer [sic]/By T.B. Read/Florence 1855" and "Portrait of Elizabeth Barrett Browning/Painted for Ferdinand J. Draer [sic] Esq/By T.B. Read/Florence 1855," respectively
oil on canvas
15¾ x 12¾ in.
Painted in 1853 (2)
A top price for Thomas Buchanan Read
The work A Pair of Portraits of Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Browning by Thomas Buchanan Read was worth USD 20,000.00 (€ 14,704.80) to a buyer in September 2010. This price was achieved in the auction Important American Furniture, Folk Art and Prints at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 3,000.00 many times over. This high result makes A Pair of Portraits of Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Browning the most expensive artwork by Thomas Buchanan Read that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Thomas Buchanan Read
Die Arbeit A Pair of Portraits of Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Browning von Thomas Buchanan Read war einem Käufer im September 2010 USD 20.000,00 (€ 14.704,80) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Important American Furniture, Folk Art and Prints bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 3.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht A Pair of Portraits of Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Browning zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Thomas Buchanan Read, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.