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Archibald Thorburn
Grouse in flight
Found at
Christies,
London
Victorian & British Impressionist Pictures Including Drawings & Watercolours, Lot 142
16. Jun - 16. Jun 2010
Victorian & British Impressionist Pictures Including Drawings & Watercolours, Lot 142
16. Jun - 16. Jun 2010
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935)
Grouse in flight
signed and dated 'Archibald Thorburn/1913.' (lower right)
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour with gum arabic on paper
29½ x 51¾ in. (75 x 131.5 cm.)
Grouse in flight
signed and dated 'Archibald Thorburn/1913.' (lower right)
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour with gum arabic on paper
29½ x 51¾ in. (75 x 131.5 cm.)
A top price for Archibald Thorburn
This artwork by Archibald Thorburn achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in June 2010. In the Victorian & British Impressionist Pictures Including Drawings & Watercolours auction, the work Grouse in flight sold for GBP 217,250.00 (€ 264,196.22) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 80,000.00. This high result makes Grouse in flight the most expensive artwork by Archibald Thorburn that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Archibald Thorburn
Dieses Kunstwerk von Archibald Thorburn erzielte im Juni 2010 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Victorian & British Impressionist Pictures Including Drawings & Watercolours wurde die Arbeit Grouse in flight für GBP 217.250,00 (€ 264.196,22) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 80.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Grouse in flight zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Archibald Thorburn, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.