George Stubbs, A.R.A.
Viscount Gormanston'S White Dog
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale, Lot 43
8. Dec - 8. Dec 2010
Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale, Lot 43
8. Dec - 8. Dec 2010
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
George Stubbs, A.R.A.
LIVERPOOL 1724 - 1806 LONDON
VISCOUNT GORMANSTON'S WHITE DOG
signed and dated lower left: Geo: Stubbs pinxit / 1781
oil on panel
90.5 by 138 cm.; 35 1/2 by 54 1/4 in.
Commissioned from the artist in 1781 by Anthony Preston, 11th Viscount Gormanston (1736-1786), of Gormanston Castle, Co. Meath, Ireland (shipped to him there in July 1785); | by descent until sold, circa 1944 (untraced sale); | C. Marshall Spink; | Walter Hutchinson by whom sold London, Christie's, 20th July 1951, lot 128 (bt. by Carlyle); | acquired by Max Aitken, 1st Lord Beaverbrook (1879-1964); | thence by descent to the present owners
LIVERPOOL 1724 - 1806 LONDON
VISCOUNT GORMANSTON'S WHITE DOG
signed and dated lower left: Geo: Stubbs pinxit / 1781
oil on panel
90.5 by 138 cm.; 35 1/2 by 54 1/4 in.
Commissioned from the artist in 1781 by Anthony Preston, 11th Viscount Gormanston (1736-1786), of Gormanston Castle, Co. Meath, Ireland (shipped to him there in July 1785); | by descent until sold, circa 1944 (untraced sale); | C. Marshall Spink; | Walter Hutchinson by whom sold London, Christie's, 20th July 1951, lot 128 (bt. by Carlyle); | acquired by Max Aitken, 1st Lord Beaverbrook (1879-1964); | thence by descent to the present owners
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Viscount Gormanston'S White Dog by George Stubbs was auctioned at Sothebys in London in December 2010. The price achieved of GBP 361,250.00 (€ 419,048.91) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 300,000.00 – 400,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by George Stubbs achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Gimcrack on Newmarket Heath, with a trainer, a jockey and a stable lad in July 2011 with an auction result of GBP 22,441,250.00 (€ 25,754,691.64).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Viscount Gormanston'S White Dog von George Stubbs kam im Dezember 2010 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 361.250,00 (€ 419.048,91) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 300.000,00 – 400.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von George Stubbs erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Gimcrack on Newmarket Heath, with a trainer, a jockey and a stable lad im Juli 2011 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 22.441.250,00 (€ 25.754.691,64).
George Stubbs - Auction history
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