William Hayes
Drawings of birds, sixty original watercolours, 1791-1792
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I, Lot 105
6. May - 18. May 2022
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I, Lot 105
6. May - 18. May 2022
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 37.800 GBP
Price realised: 37.800 GBP
Description
William Hayes
Sixty original watercolour drawings of birds. [1791-1792]
Large 4to (430 x 336mm.), 60 watercolour drawings with manuscript captions, nineteenth-century half morocco, sprinkled edges, marbled endpapers, repair to inner margin of one drawing, manuscript captions of some plates cropped, light dust-soiling at extremities, upper hinge cracked, extremities rubbed
This exceptional collection of sixty vibrantly coloured original ornithological illustrations was executed by the English bird artist, William Hayes (1729-1799). Hayes gained the patronage of George Henry Glasse and the Earl of Sandwich, who favoured his brightly coloured and exotic depictions of birdlife.
Sixty original watercolour drawings of birds. [1791-1792]
Large 4to (430 x 336mm.), 60 watercolour drawings with manuscript captions, nineteenth-century half morocco, sprinkled edges, marbled endpapers, repair to inner margin of one drawing, manuscript captions of some plates cropped, light dust-soiling at extremities, upper hinge cracked, extremities rubbed
This exceptional collection of sixty vibrantly coloured original ornithological illustrations was executed by the English bird artist, William Hayes (1729-1799). Hayes gained the patronage of George Henry Glasse and the Earl of Sandwich, who favoured his brightly coloured and exotic depictions of birdlife.
A top price for William Hayes
This artwork by William Hayes achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in May last year. In the The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I auction, the work Drawings of birds, sixty original watercolours, 1791-1792 sold for GBP 37,800.00 (€ 44,468.10) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 15,000.00. This high result makes Drawings of birds, sixty original watercolours, 1791-1792 the most expensive artwork by William Hayes that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für William Hayes
Dieses Kunstwerk von William Hayes erzielte im Mai letzten Jahres bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I wurde die Arbeit Drawings of birds, sixty original watercolours, 1791-1792 für GBP 37.800,00 (€ 44.468,10) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 15.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Drawings of birds, sixty original watercolours, 1791-1792 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von William Hayes, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
William Hayes - Auction history
![William Hayes - [Ornithological Studies], from Hayes\' Portraits: Eight Plates](/images/william-hayes_ornithological-studies-from-hayes-portraits-eight-plates_AID899332_320x320.jpg)
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