William Percy French
'Paint Brush and Pen: Some Impressions for Pictures and Snatches of Song by William Percy French'; an album of thirteen watercolours including The Fairie's Cough; Morning; Evening; In the Studio; The Kindly Welcome; To E.R.; To the Dark Rosaleen; Gor
Found at
Christies,
London
Irish Pictures, Lot 8
19. May - 19. May 2000
Irish Pictures, Lot 8
19. May - 19. May 2000
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
William Percy French (1854-1920)
'Paint Brush and Pen: Some Impressions for Pictures and Snatches of Song by William Percy French'; an album of thirteen watercolours including The Fairie's Cough; Morning; Evening; In the Studio; The Kindly Welcome; To E.R.; To the Dark Rosaleen; Gortnamora; L'Enroi; and The End of the Holiday
dedicated 'With the author's best wishes for Christmas &/the New Year' (inside the front cover)
watercolour
each 5 x 7 in. (12.7 x 17.8 cm.); 7 x 9 in. (17.8 x 22.8 cm.) overall
'Paint Brush and Pen: Some Impressions for Pictures and Snatches of Song by William Percy French'; an album of thirteen watercolours including The Fairie's Cough; Morning; Evening; In the Studio; The Kindly Welcome; To E.R.; To the Dark Rosaleen; Gortnamora; L'Enroi; and The End of the Holiday
dedicated 'With the author's best wishes for Christmas &/the New Year' (inside the front cover)
watercolour
each 5 x 7 in. (12.7 x 17.8 cm.); 7 x 9 in. (17.8 x 22.8 cm.) overall
A top price for William Percy French
When the work 'Paint Brush and Pen: Some Impressions for Pictures and Snatches of Song by William Percy French'; an album of thirteen watercolours including The Fairie's Cough; Morning; Evening; In the Studio; The Kindly Welcome; To E.R.; To the Dark Rosaleen; Gor by William Percy French was auctioned at Christies in London in May 2000, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 15,000.00 but the actual price achieved This high result makes 'Paint Brush and Pen: Some Impressions for Pictures and Snatches of Song by William Percy French'; an album of thirteen watercolours including The Fairie's Cough; Morning; Evening; In the Studio; The Kindly Welcome; To E.R.; To the Dark Rosaleen; Gor the most expensive artwork by William Percy French that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für William Percy French
Als die Arbeit 'Paint Brush and Pen: Some Impressions for Pictures and Snatches of Song by William Percy French'; an album of thirteen watercolours including The Fairie's Cough; Morning; Evening; In the Studio; The Kindly Welcome; To E.R.; To the Dark Rosaleen; Gor von William Percy French im Mai 2000 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 15.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 58.750,00 (€ 94.272,08) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht 'Paint Brush and Pen: Some Impressions for Pictures and Snatches of Song by William Percy French'; an album of thirteen watercolours including The Fairie's Cough; Morning; Evening; In the Studio; The Kindly Welcome; To E.R.; To the Dark Rosaleen; Gor zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von William Percy French, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
William Percy French - Auction history
