William Hodges, R.A.
View of the West Side, of Chunar Gur; A View of an Insulated Rock, in the River Ganges, at Jangerah; A View of the Fort of IIonpoor upon the Banks of the River Goomty; A View of a Mausoleum at Etmadpoor; A View of the Cutterá built by Jaffier Cawn a
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 2.750 GBP
Price realised: 2.750 GBP
Description
William Hodges, R.A. (1744-1797)
View of the West Side, of Chunar Gur; A View of an Insulated Rock, in the River Ganges, at Jangerah; A View of the Fort of Iionpoor upon the Banks of the River Goomty; A View of a Mausoleum at Etmadpoor; A View of the Cutterá built by Jaffier Cawn at Muxadavad; A View of Shekoabad; A View of the Fort of Peteter; A View of the City of Benares; A View of the Pass of Sicri Gully; and A View in the Jungle Ferry (Abbey Travel 416, nos. 3,3,32,33,36,41,43-47)
aquatints, four handcoloured from Select Views in India, six with accompanying letterpress sheets, published by J.Grives, London, 1785-88
unframed
S. 17½ x 23in. (44.5 x 58.5cm.)
with a pair of handcoloured lithographs, General View of Ootacamund and View from the upper bungalow, Conoor, published 1847, after Captain Peacocke (13)
View of the West Side, of Chunar Gur; A View of an Insulated Rock, in the River Ganges, at Jangerah; A View of the Fort of Iionpoor upon the Banks of the River Goomty; A View of a Mausoleum at Etmadpoor; A View of the Cutterá built by Jaffier Cawn at Muxadavad; A View of Shekoabad; A View of the Fort of Peteter; A View of the City of Benares; A View of the Pass of Sicri Gully; and A View in the Jungle Ferry (Abbey Travel 416, nos. 3,3,32,33,36,41,43-47)
aquatints, four handcoloured from Select Views in India, six with accompanying letterpress sheets, published by J.Grives, London, 1785-88
unframed
S. 17½ x 23in. (44.5 x 58.5cm.)
with a pair of handcoloured lithographs, General View of Ootacamund and View from the upper bungalow, Conoor, published 1847, after Captain Peacocke (13)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 83 %.
This artwork by William Hodges achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in April 2010. In the Travel, Science and Natural History auction, the work View of the West Side, of Chunar Gur; A View of an Insulated Rock, in the River Ganges, at Jangerah; A View of the Fort of IIonpoor upon the Banks of the River Goomty; A View of a Mausoleum at Etmadpoor; A View of the Cutterá built by Jaffier Cawn a sold for GBP 2,750.00 (€ 3,164.71) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1 Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by William Hodges achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Matavie Bay in the Island of Otaheite (Matavai Bay, Tahiti) in October 2019 with an auction result of GBP 659,250.00 (€ 764,682.72).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 83 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von William Hodges erzielte im April 2010 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Travel, Science and Natural History wurde die Arbeit View of the West Side, of Chunar Gur; A View of an Insulated Rock, in the River Ganges, at Jangerah; A View of the Fort of IIonpoor upon the Banks of the River Goomty; A View of a Mausoleum at Etmadpoor; A View of the Cutterá built by Jaffier Cawn a für GBP 2.750,00 (€ 3.164,71) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.500,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von William Hodges erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Matavie Bay in the Island of Otaheite (Matavai Bay, Tahiti) im Oktober 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 659.250,00 (€ 764.682,72).
William Hodges - Auction history
