William Holman Hunt, O.M., R.W.S.
The Synagogue; The Sheik, Engedi; and The road going up from Gihon and Hinnom
Found at
Christies,
London
British Art: Victorian, Pre Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, Lot 151
11.Dez - 11.Dez.2018
British Art: Victorian, Pre Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, Lot 151
11.Dez - 11.Dez.2018
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.750 GBP
Price realised: 3.750 GBP
Description
the first inscribed 'Synagogue illustration 1854' (lower edge); the second with signature 'W.H.H. (lower left); and the third signed with initials and dated '54' (lower left)
the first pen and brown ink on paper; the others pencil on paper
10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.6 cm.); 5 x 4 5/8 in. (12.7 x 11.8 cm.); 5 ½ x 8 7/8 in. (14 x 22.6 cm.); and a set of pipes bought from the shepherd boy in 1854 when making the drawing The road going up from Gihon and Hinnom
(4)
i) and ii) The artist, and by descent to his daughter, Gladys Joseph, by whom given to | Charles Stanley Pollitt, the artist's studio assistant, in 1947, and by descent to Diana Coelho, in 1965. | with David Carritt, 1972. | Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 18 November 1980, part of lot 72, where purchased by the present owner. | iii) The artist's wife, Edith Holman Hunt, by 1910, by whom given to | Sir Kenneth Raydon Swan, and by descent to his widow, Emily Louisa Swan, by 1973. | Trustees o
the first pen and brown ink on paper; the others pencil on paper
10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.6 cm.); 5 x 4 5/8 in. (12.7 x 11.8 cm.); 5 ½ x 8 7/8 in. (14 x 22.6 cm.); and a set of pipes bought from the shepherd boy in 1854 when making the drawing The road going up from Gihon and Hinnom
(4)
i) and ii) The artist, and by descent to his daughter, Gladys Joseph, by whom given to | Charles Stanley Pollitt, the artist's studio assistant, in 1947, and by descent to Diana Coelho, in 1965. | with David Carritt, 1972. | Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 18 November 1980, part of lot 72, where purchased by the present owner. | iii) The artist's wife, Edith Holman Hunt, by 1910, by whom given to | Sir Kenneth Raydon Swan, and by descent to his widow, Emily Louisa Swan, by 1973. | Trustees o
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work The Synagogue; The Sheik, Engedi; and The road going up from Gihon and Hinnom by William Holman Hunt was auctioned at Christies in London in December 2018, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 4,000.00 – 6,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 3,750.00 (€ 4,177.83). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by William Holman Hunt achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Tuscan Girl Plaiting Straw in December 2013 with an auction result of GBP 3,330,500.00 (€ 4,006,074.97).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit The Synagogue; The Sheik, Engedi; and The road going up from Gihon and Hinnom von William Holman Hunt im Dezember 2018 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 4.000,00 – 6.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 3.750,00 (€ 4.177,83) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von William Holman Hunt erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Tuscan Girl Plaiting Straw im Dezember 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 3.330.500,00 (€ 4.006.074,97).
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