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William McTaggart, R.S.A., R.S.W.
The Past And The Present
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Scottish & Sporting Pictures, Lot 63
26. Aug - 26. Aug 2008
Scottish & Sporting Pictures, Lot 63
26. Aug - 26. Aug 2008
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
William McTaggart, R.S.A., R.S.W.
1835-1910
THE PAST AND THE PRESENT
signed l.r.: W. M<sup><sub>c</sub></sup>Taggart; signed, dated and inscribed on the reverse: The Past and The Present / William McTaggart / Feb 1860
oil on canvas
77 by 92 cm.; 30 by 36 in.
Robert Craig Esq.; | Sale: Dowells, Edinburgh, 31 October 1874; | Sale: Christie's, London, 21 May 1903; | The Collection of McOmish Dott, 1917; | Sir John McTaggart Bt.; | Bourne Fine Art, Edinburgh; | Private Collection
1835-1910
THE PAST AND THE PRESENT
signed l.r.: W. M<sup><sub>c</sub></sup>Taggart; signed, dated and inscribed on the reverse: The Past and The Present / William McTaggart / Feb 1860
oil on canvas
77 by 92 cm.; 30 by 36 in.
Robert Craig Esq.; | Sale: Dowells, Edinburgh, 31 October 1874; | Sale: Christie's, London, 21 May 1903; | The Collection of McOmish Dott, 1917; | Sir John McTaggart Bt.; | Bourne Fine Art, Edinburgh; | Private Collection
A top price for William McTaggart - as previously expected
The work The Past And The Present by William McTaggart was sold in the Scottish & Sporting Pictures auction at Sothebys in London in August 2008. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 120,000.00 – 180,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 133,250.00 (€ 165,234.00) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Even if this result could not surprise positively, The Past And The Present is the most expensive artwork by William McTaggart that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Die Arbeit The Past And The Present von William McTaggart wurde im August 2008 in der Auktion Scottish & Sporting Pictures bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 120.000,00 – 180.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 133.250,00 (€ 165.234,00) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist The Past And The Present das teuerste Kunstwerk von William McTaggart, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
