Thomas Baines
The Eastern Cataracts of the Victoria Falls
Estimate: 150.000 - 200.000 GBP
Price realised: 574.750 GBP
Price realised: 574.750 GBP
Description
Thomas Baines (1820-1875)
The Eastern Cataracts of the Victoria Falls
signed and dated 'T Baines Dec 1869' (lower left), inscribed verso 'The Eastern cataracts of the VICTORIA FALLS ZAMBESI RIVER from GARDEN ISLAND/ sketched in 1862/ painted 1869/ At MANGWE RIVER MATABELI LAND/ Sth AFRICA/ T.BAINES/ for E. Mohr Esq./ care of E. Oliver Esq'
oil on canvas
49.5 x 63.5cm (19 1/2 x 25in).
The collection of Eduard Mohr (1828-1876); | The collection of Major Aubrey Hilton of Harare; | Acquired by a private collector circa 1970; | By descent.
The Eastern Cataracts of the Victoria Falls
signed and dated 'T Baines Dec 1869' (lower left), inscribed verso 'The Eastern cataracts of the VICTORIA FALLS ZAMBESI RIVER from GARDEN ISLAND/ sketched in 1862/ painted 1869/ At MANGWE RIVER MATABELI LAND/ Sth AFRICA/ T.BAINES/ for E. Mohr Esq./ care of E. Oliver Esq'
oil on canvas
49.5 x 63.5cm (19 1/2 x 25in).
The collection of Eduard Mohr (1828-1876); | The collection of Major Aubrey Hilton of Harare; | Acquired by a private collector circa 1970; | By descent.
A top price for Thomas Baines
This artwork by Thomas Baines achieved an unexpectedly high price at Bonhams in London in March 2021. In the Modern & Contemporary African Art auction, the work The Eastern Cataracts of the Victoria Falls sold for GBP 574,750.00 (€ 675,183.19) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 200,000.00. This high result makes The Eastern Cataracts of the Victoria Falls the most expensive artwork by Thomas Baines that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Thomas Baines
Dieses Kunstwerk von Thomas Baines erzielte im März 2021 bei Bonhams in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern & Contemporary African Art wurde die Arbeit The Eastern Cataracts of the Victoria Falls für GBP 574.750,00 (€ 675.183,19) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 200.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The Eastern Cataracts of the Victoria Falls zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Thomas Baines, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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