John William Waterhouse
St Cecilia 'In a clear walled city on the sea, Near gilded organ pipes... ...slept St Cecily'
Estimate: 2.500.000 - 3.500.000 GBP
Price realised: 6.603.750 GBP
Price realised: 6.603.750 GBP
Description
John William Waterhouse, R.A. (1849-1917)
St Cecilia
'In a clear walled city on the sea,
Near gilded organ pipes...
...slept St Cecily'
oil on canvas
St Cecilia
'In a clear walled city on the sea,
Near gilded organ pipes...
...slept St Cecily'
oil on canvas
A top price for John William Waterhouse
This artwork by John William Waterhouse achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in June 2000. In the Important British Art auction, the work St Cecilia 'In a clear walled city on the sea, Near gilded organ pipes... ...slept St Cecily' sold for GBP 6,603,750.00 (€ 10,467,756.68) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 3,500,000.00. This high result makes St Cecilia 'In a clear walled city on the sea, Near gilded organ pipes... ...slept St Cecily' the most expensive artwork by John William Waterhouse that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für John William Waterhouse
Dieses Kunstwerk von John William Waterhouse erzielte im Juni 2000 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Important British Art wurde die Arbeit St Cecilia 'In a clear walled city on the sea, Near gilded organ pipes... ...slept St Cecily' für GBP 6.603.750,00 (€ 10.467.756,68) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 3.500.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht St Cecilia 'In a clear walled city on the sea, Near gilded organ pipes... ...slept St Cecily' zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von John William Waterhouse, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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