Thomas Matthews Rooke
Clytie Turning Towards The Sun
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 GBP
Price realised: 45.600 GBP
Price realised: 45.600 GBP
Description
Thomas Matthews Rooke1842-1942
1842 - 1942
CLYTIE TURNING TOWARDS THE SUN
signed with monogram l.l.: TMR
oil on canvas
61 by 51 cm.; 24 by 20 in.
Mrs C.M. Rooke, the artist’s widow, of 7 Queen Anne Gardens, Bedford Park; | Private collection
1842 - 1942
CLYTIE TURNING TOWARDS THE SUN
signed with monogram l.l.: TMR
oil on canvas
61 by 51 cm.; 24 by 20 in.
Mrs C.M. Rooke, the artist’s widow, of 7 Queen Anne Gardens, Bedford Park; | Private collection
A top price for Thomas Matthews Rooke - as previously expected
The work Clytie Turning Towards The Sun by Thomas Matthews Rooke was auctioned at Sothebys in London in December 2006. The price achieved of GBP 45,600.00 (€ 67,676.11) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 40,000.00 – 60,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Clytie Turning Towards The Sun is the most expensive artwork by Thomas Matthews Rooke that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Die Arbeit Clytie Turning Towards The Sun von Thomas Matthews Rooke kam im Dezember 2006 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 45.600,00 (€ 67.676,11) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 40.000,00 – 60.000,00 angegeben worden. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Clytie Turning Towards The Sun das teuerste Kunstwerk von Thomas Matthews Rooke, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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