John William Waterhouse, R.A.
Female head study for 'A Naiad'
Found at
Christies,
London
Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite and British Impressionist Art, Lot 38
14. Dec - 14. Dec 2016
Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite and British Impressionist Art, Lot 38
14. Dec - 14. Dec 2016
Estimate: 50.000 - 80.000 GBP
Price realised: 125.000 GBP
Price realised: 125.000 GBP
Description
oil on canvas laid on board
11 ¾ x 10 ¼ in. (30 x 26 cm.)
circa 1892
Anonymous sale; Bonhams, Knightsbridge, 19 March 1992, lot 136.
11 ¾ x 10 ¼ in. (30 x 26 cm.)
circa 1892
Anonymous sale; Bonhams, Knightsbridge, 19 March 1992, lot 136.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 56 %.
In December 2016 Christies in London held the auction Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite and British Impressionist Art, which included the work Female head study for 'A Naiad' by John William Waterhouse. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 125,000.00 (€ 146,145.28), 56% above the upper estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by John William Waterhouse achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work St Cecilia 'In a clear walled city on the sea, Near gilded organ pipes... ...slept St Cecily' in June 2000 with an auction result of GBP 6,603,750.00 (€ 10,467,756.68).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 56 % übertroffen
Im Dezember 2016 führte Christies in London die Auktion Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite and British Impressionist Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Female head study for 'A Naiad' von John William Waterhouse zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 125.000,00 (€ 146.145,28) und damit 56% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von John William Waterhouse erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit St Cecilia 'In a clear walled city on the sea, Near gilded organ pipes... ...slept St Cecily' im Juni 2000 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 6.603.750,00 (€ 10.467.756,68).
John William Waterhouse - Auction history
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