William Knox
Fishing vessels off Venice
Found at
Christies,
London
BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL WATERCOLOURS AND DRAWINGS, Lot 6
29. Nov - 29. Nov 2000
BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL WATERCOLOURS AND DRAWINGS, Lot 6
29. Nov - 29. Nov 2000
Estimate: 400 - 600 GBP
Price realised: 764 GBP
Price realised: 764 GBP
Description
William Knox (1862-1925)
Fishing vessels off Venice
signed and dated 'W.Knox.1914' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white
14¾ x 10¼in. (37.5 x 26cm.)
Fishing vessels off Venice
signed and dated 'W.Knox.1914' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white
14¾ x 10¼in. (37.5 x 26cm.)
A top price for William Knox
In November 2000 Christies in London held the auction BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL WATERCOLOURS AND DRAWINGS, which included the work Fishing vessels off Venice by William Knox. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 763.75 (€ 1,248.32), 27% above the upper estimate. With this result, Fishing vessels off Venice is even the most expensive work of art by William Knox that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für William Knox
Im November 2000 führte Christies in London die Auktion BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL WATERCOLOURS AND DRAWINGS durch, in der auch die Arbeit Fishing vessels off Venice von William Knox zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 763,75 (€ 1.248,32) und damit 27% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Fishing vessels off Venice sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von William Knox, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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