George Alexander Napier
A Royal Navy Three-Decker In The Evening Breeze (Illustrated); And An Armed Merchantman In A Rising Breeze
Found at
Christies,
London
Maritime Art, Lot 79
20. Nov - 20. Nov 2013
Maritime Art, Lot 79
20. Nov - 20. Nov 2013
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
George Alexander Napier (Montrose 1823-1869 Glasgow)
A Royal Navy Three-Decker In The Evening Breeze (Illustrated); And An Armed Merchantman In A Rising Breeze
the first signed and dated 'G. Napier/1860' (lower left); the second signed and dated 'G Napier/1844' (lower left)
oil on canvas
10½ x 14 in. (26.7 x 35.6 cm.); and 10.7/8 x 14¾ in. (28 x 37.4 cm.)
A Royal Navy Three-Decker In The Evening Breeze (Illustrated); And An Armed Merchantman In A Rising Breeze
the first signed and dated 'G. Napier/1860' (lower left); the second signed and dated 'G Napier/1844' (lower left)
oil on canvas
10½ x 14 in. (26.7 x 35.6 cm.); and 10.7/8 x 14¾ in. (28 x 37.4 cm.)
A top price for George Alexander Napier - as previously expected
The work A Royal Navy Three-Decker In The Evening Breeze (Illustrated); And An Armed Merchantman In A Rising Breeze by George Alexander Napier was sold in the Maritime Art auction at Christies in London in November 2013. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 2,000.00 – 3,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 2,250.00 (€ 2,707.57) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Even if this result could not surprise positively, A Royal Navy Three-Decker In The Evening Breeze (Illustrated); And An Armed Merchantman In A Rising Breeze is the most expensive artwork by George Alexander Napier that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Die Arbeit A Royal Navy Three-Decker In The Evening Breeze (Illustrated); And An Armed Merchantman In A Rising Breeze von George Alexander Napier wurde im November 2013 in der Auktion Maritime Art bei Christies in London versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 2.000,00 – 3.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 2.250,00 (€ 2.707,57) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist A Royal Navy Three-Decker In The Evening Breeze (Illustrated); And An Armed Merchantman In A Rising Breeze das teuerste Kunstwerk von George Alexander Napier, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
George Alexander Napier - Auction history
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