Benjamin West, P.R.A.
Cupid Releasing Two Doves
Estimate: 120.000 - 180.000 USD
Price realised: 125.000 USD
Price realised: 125.000 USD
Description
Benjamin West, P.R.A.
SWARTHMORE, PA 1738-1820 LONDON
CUPID RELEASING TWO DOVES
signed and dated lower left: B.West, 1798. Retouched 1803. / and 1808
oil on panel
56 3/8 by 39 1/4 in.; 143.3 by 99.7 cm.
Sold directly by the artist to Captain (possibly George Charles) Agar, 1808; | Mrs. DeLancey Kountze, New York; | With Newhouse Galleries, New York; | By whom anonymously sold, New York, Parke Bernet, 28 February-1 March 1945, lot 73; | There purchased by Renaissance Galleries, New York; | With Victor Spark, New York; | John Petalli Amati, Philadelphia, 1965; | By whom anonymously sold, London, Sotheby's, 23 November 1966, lot 52; | With M. Berna
SWARTHMORE, PA 1738-1820 LONDON
CUPID RELEASING TWO DOVES
signed and dated lower left: B.West, 1798. Retouched 1803. / and 1808
oil on panel
56 3/8 by 39 1/4 in.; 143.3 by 99.7 cm.
Sold directly by the artist to Captain (possibly George Charles) Agar, 1808; | Mrs. DeLancey Kountze, New York; | With Newhouse Galleries, New York; | By whom anonymously sold, New York, Parke Bernet, 28 February-1 March 1945, lot 73; | There purchased by Renaissance Galleries, New York; | With Victor Spark, New York; | John Petalli Amati, Philadelphia, 1965; | By whom anonymously sold, London, Sotheby's, 23 November 1966, lot 52; | With M. Berna
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Cupid Releasing Two Doves by Benjamin West was sold in the Master Paintings and Sculpture: Part II auction at Sothebys in New York in January 2015. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 120,000.00 – 180,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 125,000.00 (€ 110,717.45) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Admittedly, works by Benjamin West have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Portrait Of Prince William (1776-1834), Later 2Nd Duke Of Gloucester And Edinburgh, And His Elder Sister, Princess Sophia (1773-1844) Of Gloucester in July 2013 with an auction result of GBP 578,500.00 (€ 661,037.08).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Cupid Releasing Two Doves von Benjamin West wurde im Januar 2015 in der Auktion Master Paintings and Sculpture: Part II bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 120.000,00 – 180.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 125.000,00 (€ 110.717,45) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Benjamin West auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Portrait Of Prince William (1776-1834), Later 2Nd Duke Of Gloucester And Edinburgh, And His Elder Sister, Princess Sophia (1773-1844) Of Gloucester im Juli 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 578.500,00 (€ 661.037,08).
Benjamin West - Auction history
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