Francesco Zuccarelli, R.A.

A Wooded Landscape With Washerwomen By A River, A Pedlar On A Path Nearby, A Town And Hills Beyond

Found at Christies, London
Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale, Lot 45
8. Dec - 8. Dec 2015
Estimate: 150.000 - 250.000 GBP
Price realised: 98.500 GBP
signed and dated 'Fran: co Zuccarelli / 13 Agosto / 1742[?]' (lower left)
oil on canvas
29 1/8 x 45 in. (74 x 114.5 cm.)
in an Italian 18th-century carved and gilded, centred raking gadrooned frame
Edward Walker (1800-1874), Berry Hill, Mansfeld; (†), Christie’s, London, 24 July 1880, lot 251. | (Probably) Sir Julius Wernher, 1st Bt. (1850-1912), and to his wife | Alice, Lady Wernher (1862-1945), subsequently Lady Ludlow, to his son | Major-General Sir Harold Wernher, 3rd Bt., K.C.V.O. (1893-1973); Christie’s, London, 6 December 1946, lot 39 (270 gns. to Agnew’s). | Anonymous sale [The Property of a Gentleman]; Christie’s, London, 2 July 1976, lot 54. | Anonymous sale; Christie

Auction result misses estimated price range

This work of art by Francesco Zuccarelli could be acquired at Christies in London in December 2015 for an unexpectedly low price. In the Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale auction, the work A Wooded Landscape With Washerwomen By A River, A Pedlar On A Path Nearby, A Town And Hills Beyond changed hands for GBP 98,500.00 (€ 133,758.27) - missing the lower end of the estimate range of GBP 150,000.00 – 250,000.00. Other works by Francesco Zuccarelli have also sold for higher prices; the highest price we have seen at auction so far was achieved in May 2000 by the work The Rape of Europa at USD 171,000.00 (€ 183,319.04).

Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne

Dieses Kunstwerk von Francesco Zuccarelli konnte im Dezember 2015 bei Christies in London für einen unerwartet niedrigen Preis ersteigert werden. In der Auktion Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale wechselte die Arbeit A Wooded Landscape With Washerwomen By A River, A Pedlar On A Path Nearby, A Town And Hills Beyond für GBP 98.500,00 (€ 133.758,27) den Besitzer – und verfehlte damit das untere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 150.000,00 – 250.000,00. Andere Arbeiten von Francesco Zuccarelli wurden auch schon teurer gehandelt; den höchsten Preis, den wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachten konnten, erzielte im Mai 2000 die Arbeit The Rape of Europa mit USD 171.000,00 (€ 183.319,04).

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