William Dyce, R.A., H.R.S.A.
Welsh Landscape With Two Women Knitting
Found at
Sothebys,
London
A GREAT BRITISH COLLECTION: The pictures collected by Sir David and Lady Scott, sold to benefit the Finnis Scott Foundation, Lot 68
19. Nov - 19. Nov 2008
A GREAT BRITISH COLLECTION: The pictures collected by Sir David and Lady Scott, sold to benefit the Finnis Scott Foundation, Lot 68
19. Nov - 19. Nov 2008
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 GBP
Price realised: 541.250 GBP
Price realised: 541.250 GBP
Description
William Dyce, R.A., H.R.S.A.
1806 - 1864
WELSH LANDSCAPE WITH TWO WOMEN KNITTING
signed with initials l.r.: WD
oil on prepared board
35.5 by 50.5 cm., 14 by 20 in.
Christie's, 30 October 1964, lot 123, bought by Mrs Charlotte Frank; | Mrs Charlotte Frank, London, where bought by Sir David Scott, 31 October 1965 for £950.
1806 - 1864
WELSH LANDSCAPE WITH TWO WOMEN KNITTING
signed with initials l.r.: WD
oil on prepared board
35.5 by 50.5 cm., 14 by 20 in.
Christie's, 30 October 1964, lot 123, bought by Mrs Charlotte Frank; | Mrs Charlotte Frank, London, where bought by Sir David Scott, 31 October 1965 for £950.
A top price for William Dyce
This artwork by William Dyce achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in November 2008. In the A GREAT BRITISH COLLECTION: The pictures collected by Sir David and Lady Scott, sold to benefit the Finnis Scott Foundation auction, the work Welsh Landscape With Two Women Knitting sold for GBP 541,250.00 (€ 654,411.93) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 300,000.00. This high result makes Welsh Landscape With Two Women Knitting the most expensive artwork by William Dyce that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für William Dyce
Dieses Kunstwerk von William Dyce erzielte im November 2008 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion A GREAT BRITISH COLLECTION: The pictures collected by Sir David and Lady Scott, sold to benefit the Finnis Scott Foundation wurde die Arbeit Welsh Landscape With Two Women Knitting für GBP 541.250,00 (€ 654.411,93) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 300.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Welsh Landscape With Two Women Knitting zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von William Dyce, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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