Arthur Hughes
A Passing Cloud 'O how this spring of love resembleth The uncertain glory of an April day Which now shows all the beauty of the sun And by and by a cloud takes all away' Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Found at
Christies,
London
Victorian & British Impressionist Pictures Including Drawings and Watercolours, Lot 45
15. Dec - 15. Dec 2010
Victorian & British Impressionist Pictures Including Drawings and Watercolours, Lot 45
15. Dec - 15. Dec 2010
Estimate: 50.000 - 70.000 GBP
Price realised: 103.250 GBP
Price realised: 103.250 GBP
Description
Arthur Hughes (1830-1915)
A Passing Cloud
'O how this spring of love resembleth
The uncertain glory of an April day
Which now shows all the beauty of the sun
A Passing Cloud
'O how this spring of love resembleth
The uncertain glory of an April day
Which now shows all the beauty of the sun
Upper estimate price exceeded by 48 %.
In December 2010 Christies in London held the auction Victorian & British Impressionist Pictures Including Drawings and Watercolours, which included the work A Passing Cloud 'O how this spring of love resembleth The uncertain glory of an April day Which now shows all the beauty of the sun And by and by a cloud takes all away' Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona by Arthur Hughes. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 103,250.00 (€ 119,769.69), 48% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Arthur Hughes have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work A Birthday Picnic - Portraits of the children of William and Anne Pattinson of Felling, near Gateshead in February 2003 with an auction result of GBP 380,650.00 (€ 555,736.99).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 48 % übertroffen
Im Dezember 2010 führte Christies in London die Auktion Victorian & British Impressionist Pictures Including Drawings and Watercolours durch, in der auch die Arbeit A Passing Cloud 'O how this spring of love resembleth The uncertain glory of an April day Which now shows all the beauty of the sun And by and by a cloud takes all away' Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona von Arthur Hughes zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 103.250,00 (€ 119.769,69) und damit 48% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Arthur Hughes auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit A Birthday Picnic - Portraits of the children of William and Anne Pattinson of Felling, near Gateshead im Februar 2003 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 380.650,00 (€ 555.736,99).
Arthur Hughes - Auction history
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