Thomas Gainsborough, R.A.
Portrait of a musician, probably Antonín Kammel (1730-1785), half-length, in a green jacket holding a musical score
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Masters Evening Sale, Lot 44
7. Dec - 7. Dec 2021
Old Masters Evening Sale, Lot 44
7. Dec - 7. Dec 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH, R.A. (SUDBURY 1727-1788 LONDON)
Portrait of a musician, probably Antonín Kammel (1730-1785), half-length, in a green jacket holding a musical score
oil on canvas
30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm.)
Portrait of a musician, probably Antonín Kammel (1730-1785), half-length, in a green jacket holding a musical score
oil on canvas
30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm.)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Portrait of a musician, probably Antonín Kammel (1730-1785), half-length, in a green jacket holding a musical score by Thomas Gainsborough was auctioned at Christies in London in December 2021, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 70,000.00 – 100,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 68,750.00 (€ 82,004.33). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Thomas Gainsborough achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Going To Market, Early Morning in July 2019 with an auction result of GBP 7,961,000.00 (€ 8,740,648.70).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Portrait of a musician, probably Antonín Kammel (1730-1785), half-length, in a green jacket holding a musical score von Thomas Gainsborough im Dezember 2021 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 70.000,00 – 100.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 68.750,00 (€ 82.004,33) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Thomas Gainsborough erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Going To Market, Early Morning im Juli 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 7.961.000,00 (€ 8.740.648,70).
Thomas Gainsborough - Auction history
