William Henry Hunt, O.W.S.
The Eavesdropper
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 GBP
Price realised: 26.290 GBP
Price realised: 26.290 GBP
Description
William Henry Hunt, O.W.S. (1790-1864)
The Eavesdropper
with inscription and number '12./The Eavesdropper./William Hunt' (on a label attached to the backboard)
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour, with gum arabic and with scratching out
29 5/8 x 21½ in. (75.3 x 54.6 cm.)
The Eavesdropper
with inscription and number '12./The Eavesdropper./William Hunt' (on a label attached to the backboard)
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour, with gum arabic and with scratching out
29 5/8 x 21½ in. (75.3 x 54.6 cm.)
A top price for William Henry Hunt
The work The Eavesdropper by William Henry Hunt was auctioned at Christies in London in November 2003. It achieved a price of GBP 26,290.00 (€ 37,739.68), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 31%. With this result, The Eavesdropper is even the most expensive work of art by William Henry Hunt that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für William Henry Hunt
Die Arbeit The Eavesdropper von William Henry Hunt kam im November 2003 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 26.290,00 (€ 37.739,68) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 31%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist The Eavesdropper sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von William Henry Hunt, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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