William Henry Hunt
Head study of a gentleman, traditionally identified as the artist's uncle
Found at
Christies,
London
Scone Palace and Blairquhan The Selected Contents of Two Great Scottish Houses, Lot 616
24. May - 24. May 2007
Scone Palace and Blairquhan The Selected Contents of Two Great Scottish Houses, Lot 616
24. May - 24. May 2007
Estimate: 300 - 500 GBP
Price realised: 60 GBP
Price realised: 60 GBP
Description
William Henry Hunt (1790-1864)
Head study of a gentleman, traditionally identified as the artist's uncle
signed and dated 'Wm. HUNT. 1827' (lower right) and further signed and inscribed 'N1 Study/from/Nature/W HUNT' (on a label attached to the backboard)
pencil and watercolour with gum arabic, heightened with touches of white and with scratching out
9¾ x 7½ in. (24.8 x 19 cm.)
Head study of a gentleman, traditionally identified as the artist's uncle
signed and dated 'Wm. HUNT. 1827' (lower right) and further signed and inscribed 'N1 Study/from/Nature/W HUNT' (on a label attached to the backboard)
pencil and watercolour with gum arabic, heightened with touches of white and with scratching out
9¾ x 7½ in. (24.8 x 19 cm.)
Auction result misses estimated price range
This work of art by William Henry Hunt could be acquired at Christies in London in May 2007 for an unexpectedly low price. In the Scone Palace and Blairquhan The Selected Contents of Two Great Scottish Houses auction, the work Head study of a gentleman, traditionally identified as the artist's uncle changed hands for GBP 60.00 (€ 88.29) - missing the lower end of the estimate range of GBP 300.00 – 500.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by William Henry Hunt achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Eavesdropper in November 2003 with an auction result of GBP 26,290.00 (€ 37,739.68).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Dieses Kunstwerk von William Henry Hunt konnte im Mai 2007 bei Christies in London für einen unerwartet niedrigen Preis ersteigert werden. In der Auktion Scone Palace and Blairquhan The Selected Contents of Two Great Scottish Houses wechselte die Arbeit Head study of a gentleman, traditionally identified as the artist's uncle für GBP 60,00 (€ 88,29) den Besitzer – und verfehlte damit das untere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 300,00 – 500,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von William Henry Hunt erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Eavesdropper im November 2003 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 26.290,00 (€ 37.739,68).
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