William E.D. Stuart
Trafalgar: The heat of the action
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 GBP
Price realised: 145.250 GBP
Price realised: 145.250 GBP
Description
William E.D. Stuart, 19th Century
Trafalgar: The heat of the action
signed and dated 'W E D. Stuart 1854' (lower right)
oil on canvas, in a carved and gilded frame inscribed with the names of the warships and commanding officers (lower edge) and 'Trafalgar' (upper edge)
77 x 126½ in. (195.5 x 321.3 cm.)
Trafalgar: The heat of the action
signed and dated 'W E D. Stuart 1854' (lower right)
oil on canvas, in a carved and gilded frame inscribed with the names of the warships and commanding officers (lower edge) and 'Trafalgar' (upper edge)
77 x 126½ in. (195.5 x 321.3 cm.)
A top price for William Stuart
This artwork by William Stuart achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in November 2010. In the Maritime Art auction, the work Trafalgar: The heat of the action sold for GBP 145,250.00 (€ 173,573.53) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 60,000.00. This high result makes Trafalgar: The heat of the action the most expensive artwork by William Stuart that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für William Stuart
Dieses Kunstwerk von William Stuart erzielte im November 2010 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Maritime Art wurde die Arbeit Trafalgar: The heat of the action für GBP 145.250,00 (€ 173.573,53) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 60.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Trafalgar: The heat of the action zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von William Stuart, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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