William Henry Bishop
The 'Warrior' Leaving Port
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Property from the Estate of Sir John and Lady Smith, Lot 182
9. Jul - 9. Jul 2019
Property from the Estate of Sir John and Lady Smith, Lot 182
9. Jul - 9. Jul 2019
Estimate: 1.200 - 1.800 GBP
Price realised: 2.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.000 GBP
Description
William Henry Bishop
THE 'WARRIOR' LEAVING PORT
together with Frank Wood, HMS Thunderer, signed l/r, watercolour (visible sheet 20 by 37.5cm.); English School, HMS Stork, mount inscribed, 465 Tons / Zanzibar 1889 (visible sheet 13 by 21cm.); Symonds & Co., HMS Majestic, photographic print (visible sheet 20.5 by 21cm.); After H.J.R., HMS Triumph Passing through the Smyth Channel, photographic print, dated September 1888 (visible sheet 27.5 by 20cm.); English School, Esquimalt, British Columbia
Quantity: 9
signed and dated lower right: W. H. Bishop / © '97
oil on canvas
60.5cm. by 94cm.; 23¾in. by 37in.
The works listed after the oil painting probably from the collection of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Francis Oliver (1865–1965); | to his wife Dame Beryl Oliver (1882–1972) to her niece; | Lady Smith
THE 'WARRIOR' LEAVING PORT
together with Frank Wood, HMS Thunderer, signed l/r, watercolour (visible sheet 20 by 37.5cm.); English School, HMS Stork, mount inscribed, 465 Tons / Zanzibar 1889 (visible sheet 13 by 21cm.); Symonds & Co., HMS Majestic, photographic print (visible sheet 20.5 by 21cm.); After H.J.R., HMS Triumph Passing through the Smyth Channel, photographic print, dated September 1888 (visible sheet 27.5 by 20cm.); English School, Esquimalt, British Columbia
Quantity: 9
signed and dated lower right: W. H. Bishop / © '97
oil on canvas
60.5cm. by 94cm.; 23¾in. by 37in.
The works listed after the oil painting probably from the collection of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Francis Oliver (1865–1965); | to his wife Dame Beryl Oliver (1882–1972) to her niece; | Lady Smith
A top price for William Henry Bishop
The work The 'Warrior' Leaving Port by William Henry Bishop was auctioned at Sothebys in London in July 2019. Here, the upper estimate of GBP 1,800.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for GBP 2,000.00 (€ 2,195.87). With this result, The 'Warrior' Leaving Port is even the most expensive work of art by William Henry Bishop that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für William Henry Bishop
Die Arbeit The 'Warrior' Leaving Port von William Henry Bishop kam im Juli 2019 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von GBP 1.800,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für GBP 2.000,00 (€ 2.195,87) einen neuen Besitzer. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist The 'Warrior' Leaving Port sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von William Henry Bishop, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
William Henry Bishop - Auction history
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