George French Angas
Eaglehawk Gully, Bendigo, 1852
Found at
Bonhams,
Sydney / Melbourne
Important Australian Art, Lot 12
25. Nov - 25. Nov 2020
Important Australian Art, Lot 12
25. Nov - 25. Nov 2020
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
George French Angas (British, 1822-1886)
Eaglehawk Gully, Bendigo, 1852
signed and dated lower left:'G.F.Angas./AUG 1852.';
titled lower right: 'Eagle Hawk Gully-Bendigo.'
pen, brown ink and watercolour heightened with white
25.2 x 35.4cm (9 15/16 x 13 15/16in).
Eaglehawk Gully, Bendigo, 1852
signed and dated lower left:'G.F.Angas./AUG 1852.';
titled lower right: 'Eagle Hawk Gully-Bendigo.'
pen, brown ink and watercolour heightened with white
25.2 x 35.4cm (9 15/16 x 13 15/16in).
A top price for George French Angas
When the work Eaglehawk Gully, Bendigo, 1852 by George French Angas was auctioned at Bonhams in Sydney / Melbourne in November 2020, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - AUD 80,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than five times as high at AUD 418,200.00 (€ 350,016.74). This high result makes Eaglehawk Gully, Bendigo, 1852 the most expensive artwork by George French Angas that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für George French Angas
Als die Arbeit Eaglehawk Gully, Bendigo, 1852 von George French Angas im November 2020 bei Bonhams in Sydney / Melbourne versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – AUD 80.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit AUD 418.200,00 (€ 350.016,74) mehr als fünfmal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Eaglehawk Gully, Bendigo, 1852 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von George French Angas, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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