William Clerihew
A sketchbook of forty-five drawings and watercolours from the artist's tour in 1851 of India, Turkey, Egypt, Syria, Beirut, Israel, Cyprus and Greece
Found at
Christies,
London
Victorian & British Impressionist Pictures Including Drawings and Watercolours, Lot 84
15. Dec - 15. Dec 2010
Victorian & British Impressionist Pictures Including Drawings and Watercolours, Lot 84
15. Dec - 15. Dec 2010
Estimate: 3.000 - 4.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.000 GBP
Description
William Clerihew (b. 1840)
A sketchbook of forty-five drawings and watercolours from the artist's tour in 1851 of India, Turkey, Egypt, Syria, Beirut, Israel, Cyprus and Greece
all inscribed and dated variously 21 March - 1 June 1851 and with inscription 'Sketch-book (III)./[one of three volumes]/Drawings by./William Clerihew/Amateur - exhibited at/Royal Academy/1840 & 1842.' (on a label attached to the inside front cover of the album)
eighteen pencil and watercolour heightened with touches of white, six pencil and watercolour, two pencil and grey wash heightened with touches of white, one pencil, pen and black ink, eighteen pencil, on tinted paper
10 5/8 x 7½ in. (27 x 19.1 cm.); and smaller; the album 12 5/8 x 10 5/8 in. (32.1 x 27 cm.) overall
A sketchbook of forty-five drawings and watercolours from the artist's tour in 1851 of India, Turkey, Egypt, Syria, Beirut, Israel, Cyprus and Greece
all inscribed and dated variously 21 March - 1 June 1851 and with inscription 'Sketch-book (III)./[one of three volumes]/Drawings by./William Clerihew/Amateur - exhibited at/Royal Academy/1840 & 1842.' (on a label attached to the inside front cover of the album)
eighteen pencil and watercolour heightened with touches of white, six pencil and watercolour, two pencil and grey wash heightened with touches of white, one pencil, pen and black ink, eighteen pencil, on tinted paper
10 5/8 x 7½ in. (27 x 19.1 cm.); and smaller; the album 12 5/8 x 10 5/8 in. (32.1 x 27 cm.) overall
A top price for William Clerihew - as previously expected
In December 2010 Christies in London held the auction Victorian & British Impressionist Pictures Including Drawings and Watercolours, which included the work A sketchbook of forty-five drawings and watercolours from the artist's tour in 1851 of India, Turkey, Egypt, Syria, Beirut, Israel, Cyprus and Greece by William Clerihew. The result of GBP 3,000.00 (€ 3,479.99) was exactly at the lower end of the estimate range of GBP 3,000.00 – 4,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, A sketchbook of forty-five drawings and watercolours from the artist's tour in 1851 of India, Turkey, Egypt, Syria, Beirut, Israel, Cyprus and Greece is the most expensive artwork by William Clerihew that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Im Dezember 2010 führte Christies in London die Auktion Victorian & British Impressionist Pictures Including Drawings and Watercolours durch, in der auch die Arbeit A sketchbook of forty-five drawings and watercolours from the artist's tour in 1851 of India, Turkey, Egypt, Syria, Beirut, Israel, Cyprus and Greece von William Clerihew zur Versteigerung kam. Das dabei erzielte Ergebnis von GBP 3.000,00 (€ 3.479,99) entsprach exakt dem unteren Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 3.000,00 – 4.000,00. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist A sketchbook of forty-five drawings and watercolours from the artist's tour in 1851 of India, Turkey, Egypt, Syria, Beirut, Israel, Cyprus and Greece das teuerste Kunstwerk von William Clerihew, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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