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- Returning from School
Thomas Uwins, R.A.
Returning from School
Found at
Christies,
London
THE FORBES COLLECTION OF VICTORIAN PICTURES AND WORKS OF ART, Lot 40
19. Feb - 19. Feb 2003
THE FORBES COLLECTION OF VICTORIAN PICTURES AND WORKS OF ART, Lot 40
19. Feb - 19. Feb 2003
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 7.768 GBP
Price realised: 7.768 GBP
Description
Thomas Uwins, R.A. (1782-1857)
Returning from School
pencil and watercolour, heightened with touches of white and with gum arabic
11¼ x 8½ in. (28.6 x 21.5 cm.)
Returning from School
pencil and watercolour, heightened with touches of white and with gum arabic
11¼ x 8½ in. (28.6 x 21.5 cm.)
A top price for Thomas Uwins
This artwork by Thomas Uwins achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in February 2003. In the THE FORBES COLLECTION OF VICTORIAN PICTURES AND WORKS OF ART auction, the work Returning from School sold for GBP 7,767.50 (€ 11,340.30) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 3,000.00. This high result makes Returning from School the most expensive artwork by Thomas Uwins that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Thomas Uwins
Dieses Kunstwerk von Thomas Uwins erzielte im Februar 2003 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion THE FORBES COLLECTION OF VICTORIAN PICTURES AND WORKS OF ART wurde die Arbeit Returning from School für GBP 7.767,50 (€ 11.340,30) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 3.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Returning from School zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Thomas Uwins, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.