Harold Knight, R.A.
Books, Portrait Of Laura Knight
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, Lot 83
13. Dec - 13. Dec 2018
Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, Lot 83
13. Dec - 13. Dec 2018
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 87.500 GBP
Price realised: 87.500 GBP
Description
Harold Knight, R.A.
1874-1961
BOOKS, PORTRAIT OF LAURA KNIGHT
signed l.l.: Harold Knight; indistinctly inscribed and dated on the reverse of the stretcher; .... + Titanium White/ 1926
oil on canvas
41 by 31cm.,16 by 12½in.
Purchased from the artist c.1937 by H. Earl Hoover and thence to his widow Miriam U. Hoover
1874-1961
BOOKS, PORTRAIT OF LAURA KNIGHT
signed l.l.: Harold Knight; indistinctly inscribed and dated on the reverse of the stretcher; .... + Titanium White/ 1926
oil on canvas
41 by 31cm.,16 by 12½in.
Purchased from the artist c.1937 by H. Earl Hoover and thence to his widow Miriam U. Hoover
Artwork auctioned at five times the upper estimate price
The work Books, Portrait Of Laura Knight by Harold Knight was worth GBP 87,500.00 (€ 97,482.76) to a buyer in December 2018. This price was achieved in the auction Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art at Sothebys in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 15,000.00 many times over. Admittedly, works by Harold Knight 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 Florence in July 2016 with an auction result of GBP 458,500.00 (€ 544,797.19).
Kunstwerk zum Fünffachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Books, Portrait Of Laura Knight von Harold Knight war einem Käufer im Dezember 2018 GBP 87.500,00 (€ 97.482,76) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art bei Sothebys in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 15.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Harold Knight auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Portrait of Florence im Juli 2016 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 458.500,00 (€ 544.797,19).
Harold Knight - Auction history
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