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- Select Views In India: 4 Plates
William Hodges
Select Views In India: 4 Plates
Found at
Christies,
New York
The House Sale, Lot 206
4. Apr - 5. Apr 2006
The House Sale, Lot 206
4. Apr - 5. Apr 2006
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
William Hodges (1744-1797)
Select Views in India: 4 Plates
four monochrome aquatints, 1775-78, on laid papers, published by J. Grives, London, all with margins, minor surface soiling, light-staining, scattered foxing, central fold where previously bound, a few with soft handling creases and rippling, otherwise all apparently in good condition, not examined out of the frames
all P. approx. 12½ x 18¼ in. (318 x 464 mm.)
all overall 19½ x 24¾ in. (495 x 629 mm.) (4)
Select Views in India: 4 Plates
four monochrome aquatints, 1775-78, on laid papers, published by J. Grives, London, all with margins, minor surface soiling, light-staining, scattered foxing, central fold where previously bound, a few with soft handling creases and rippling, otherwise all apparently in good condition, not examined out of the frames
all P. approx. 12½ x 18¼ in. (318 x 464 mm.)
all overall 19½ x 24¾ in. (495 x 629 mm.) (4)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Select Views In India: 4 Plates by William Hodges was auctioned at Christies in New York in April 2006, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 800.00 – 1,200.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 240.00 (€ 190.11). 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).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Select Views In India: 4 Plates von William Hodges im April 2006 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 800,00 – 1.200,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 240,00 (€ 190,11) den Besitzer. 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).
