William Henry Hunt
Three portrait studies, including a self-portrait aged 25, a portrait of a gentleman; and a portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as the artist’s parents
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Master & British Works on Paper, Lot 215
2. Jul - 8. Jul 2021
Old Master & British Works on Paper, Lot 215
2. Jul - 8. Jul 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Property from the Collection of the late Cyril and Shirley Fry
William Henry Hunt
London 1790 - 1864
Three portrait studies, including a self-portrait aged 25, a portrait of a gentleman; and a portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as the artist’s parents
Each coloured chalks and pencil, mounted together as one;
each signed: W. Hunt
96 by 80 mm; 95 by 117 mm; 95 by 117 mm
William Henry Hunt
London 1790 - 1864
Three portrait studies, including a self-portrait aged 25, a portrait of a gentleman; and a portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as the artist’s parents
Each coloured chalks and pencil, mounted together as one;
each signed: W. Hunt
96 by 80 mm; 95 by 117 mm; 95 by 117 mm
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Three portrait studies, including a self-portrait aged 25, a portrait of a gentleman; and a portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as the artist’s parents by William Henry Hunt was auctioned at Sothebys in London in July 2021, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 2,000.00 – 3,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 1,764.00 (€ 2,0 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
Als die Arbeit Three portrait studies, including a self-portrait aged 25, a portrait of a gentleman; and a portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as the artist’s parents von William Henry Hunt im Juli 2021 bei Sothebys in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 2.000,00 – 3.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 1.764,00 (€ 2.068,66) den Besitzer. 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).
William Henry Hunt - Auction history
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