August Georg Friedrich Lucas
A family gathering wood in the hills above Heidelberg
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 GBP
Price realised: 63.650 GBP
Price realised: 63.650 GBP
Description
August Georg Friedrich Lucas (Darmstadt 1803-1863)
A family gathering wood in the hills above Heidelberg
signed and inscribed 'A. Lucas. pic' (lower right) and further signed with monogram 'AL' (centre right)
oil on canvas
40 x 59 in. (101.6 x 149.8 cm.)
A family gathering wood in the hills above Heidelberg
signed and inscribed 'A. Lucas. pic' (lower right) and further signed with monogram 'AL' (centre right)
oil on canvas
40 x 59 in. (101.6 x 149.8 cm.)
A top price for August Lucas
This artwork by August Lucas achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in July 2009. In the Old Masters & 19th Century ArtDay Sale auction, the work A family gathering wood in the hills above Heidelberg sold for GBP 63,650.00 (€ 72,223.67) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 30,000.00. This high result makes A family gathering wood in the hills above Heidelberg the most expensive artwork by August Lucas that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für August Lucas
Dieses Kunstwerk von August Lucas erzielte im Juli 2009 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Masters & 19th Century ArtDay Sale wurde die Arbeit A family gathering wood in the hills above Heidelberg für GBP 63.650,00 (€ 72.223,67) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 30.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht A family gathering wood in the hills above Heidelberg zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von August Lucas, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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