William Dixon

A harbor celebration

Found at Christies, New York
Maritime, Lot 176
1. Feb - 1. Feb 2006
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 USD
Price realised: 9.600 USD
William Dixon (British, 1774-c.1827)
A harbor celebration
signed and dated 'Wm Dixon 1800.' (lower right)
watercolor and pencil
6 x 31 in. (15.4 x 78.8 cm.)

A top price for William Dixon

The work A harbor celebration by William Dixon was sold in the Maritime auction at Christies in New York in February 2006. It achieved a price of USD 9,600.00 (€ 8,050.31), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 60%. This high result makes A harbor celebration the most expensive artwork by William Dixon that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für William Dixon

Die Arbeit A harbor celebration von William Dixon wurde im Februar 2006 in der Auktion Maritime bei Christies in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 9.600,00 (€ 8.050,31) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 60%. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht A harbor celebration zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von William Dixon, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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