Thomas Hartley Cromek, A.N.W.S. - The Acropolis of Athens at sunset

Thomas Hartley Cromek, A.N.W.S.

The Acropolis of Athens at sunset

Found at Christies, London
WATERCOLOURS OF THE GRAND TOUR FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, Lot 96
12. Oct - 12. Oct 2005
Estimate: 700 - 1.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.400 GBP
Description
Thomas Hartley Cromek, A.N.W.S. (1809-1873)
The Acropolis of Athens at sunset
signed and inscribed 'Athens Cromek' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour
7½ x 13½ in. (19 x 34.5 cm.)
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Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%

This artwork by Thomas Hartley Cromek achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in October 2005. In the WATERCOLOURS OF THE GRAND TOUR FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION auction, the work The Acropolis of Athens at sunset sold for GBP 2,400.00 (€ 3,539.27) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1,000.00. Admittedly, works by Thomas Hartley Cromek have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Artist'S Wife Admiring The Skyline Of Florence With The Bargello, Badia, Forte Belvedere, Palazzo Vecchio, Duomo And Campanile, From A Roof Terrace On The Via Dei Servi in December 2007 with an auction result of GBP 14,900.00 (€ 20,246.57).

Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Thomas Hartley Cromek erzielte im Oktober 2005 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion WATERCOLOURS OF THE GRAND TOUR FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION wurde die Arbeit The Acropolis of Athens at sunset für GBP 2.400,00 (€ 3.539,27) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Thomas Hartley Cromek auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Artist'S Wife Admiring The Skyline Of Florence With The Bargello, Badia, Forte Belvedere, Palazzo Vecchio, Duomo And Campanile, From A Roof Terrace On The Via Dei Servi im Dezember 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 14.900,00 (€ 20.246,57).

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