William Bishop

A square rigger rounding Cape Horn

Found at Christies, New York
Maritime Art, Lot 323
31. Jan - 31. Jan 2007
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 USD
Price realised: 2.640 USD
William Bishop (British, b. 1942)
A square rigger rounding Cape Horn
signed and dated 'W.H.Bishop./'86.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
23 x 37 in. (58.4 x 94 cm.)

Auction result misses estimated price range

When the work A square rigger rounding Cape Horn by William Bishop was auctioned at Christies in New York in January 2007, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 3,000.00 – 5,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 2,640.00 (€ 2,031.08). Admittedly, works by William Bishop 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 Battle of Trafalgar, 21st October, 1805 - H.M.S. Victory's starboard side under fire from Rédoubtable in May 2004 with an auction result of GBP 11,950.00 (€ 17,929.40).

Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne

Als die Arbeit A square rigger rounding Cape Horn von William Bishop im Januar 2007 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 3.000,00 – 5.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 2.640,00 (€ 2.031,08) den Besitzer. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von William Bishop auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Battle of Trafalgar, 21st October, 1805 - H.M.S. Victory's starboard side under fire from Rédoubtable im Mai 2004 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 11.950,00 (€ 17.929,40).

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