William Dobson
Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland (c. 1610-1643), half-length, in black
Estimate: 100.000 - 150.000 GBP
Price realised: 440.750 GBP
Price realised: 440.750 GBP
Description
oil on canvas
30 1/8 x 23 ½ (76.3 x 59.8 cm.)
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 14 January 1972, lot 8, as 'Dobson, Portrait of Viscount Falkland' (172 gns.), when acquired by the present owner.
30 1/8 x 23 ½ (76.3 x 59.8 cm.)
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 14 January 1972, lot 8, as 'Dobson, Portrait of Viscount Falkland' (172 gns.), when acquired by the present owner.
A top price for William Dobson
This artwork by William Dobson achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in July 2018. In the Old Masters Evening Sale auction, the work Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland (c. 1610-1643), half-length, in black sold for GBP 440,750.00 (€ 494,177.67) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 150,000.00. This high result makes Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland (c. 1610-1643), half-length, in black the most expensive artwork by William Dobson that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für William Dobson
Dieses Kunstwerk von William Dobson erzielte im Juli 2018 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Masters Evening Sale wurde die Arbeit Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland (c. 1610-1643), half-length, in black für GBP 440.750,00 (€ 494.177,67) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 150.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland (c. 1610-1643), half-length, in black zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von William Dobson, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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