Katherine Read
Portrait Of A Woman, Probably Anne Champion De Crespigny (1739-1797), Bust Length, Within A Drawn Oval
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 USD
Price realised: 10.625 USD
Price realised: 10.625 USD
Description
Katherine Read
DUNDEE 1723 - 1778 BETWEEN INDIA AND LONDON
PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN, PROBABLY ANNE CHAMPION DE CRESPIGNY (1739-1797), BUST LENGTH, WITHIN A DRAWN OVAL
pastel on paper;
indistinct inscription on the reverse.
pastel: 24 by 18 1/8 in.; 61 by 46.4 cm.
framed: 30 1/4 by 25 1/4 in.; 76.8 by 64.1 cm.
By descent in the Crespigny family; | Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 6 December 1912, lot 52 (as Early English School and "Portrait of Mrs. Philip Champion de Crespigny"), for 29 Guineas, to Lyon; | Xavier Haas, Paris; | By whom sold, New York, Anderson Galleries, 20 January 1927, lot 114 (as "Portrait of Lady Ann de Crespigny"); | Anonymous sale, New York, Plaza Art Galleries, 27 January 1931, lot 24 (as "Portrait of Lady Ann de Crespigny")
DUNDEE 1723 - 1778 BETWEEN INDIA AND LONDON
PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN, PROBABLY ANNE CHAMPION DE CRESPIGNY (1739-1797), BUST LENGTH, WITHIN A DRAWN OVAL
pastel on paper;
indistinct inscription on the reverse.
pastel: 24 by 18 1/8 in.; 61 by 46.4 cm.
framed: 30 1/4 by 25 1/4 in.; 76.8 by 64.1 cm.
By descent in the Crespigny family; | Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 6 December 1912, lot 52 (as Early English School and "Portrait of Mrs. Philip Champion de Crespigny"), for 29 Guineas, to Lyon; | Xavier Haas, Paris; | By whom sold, New York, Anderson Galleries, 20 January 1927, lot 114 (as "Portrait of Lady Ann de Crespigny"); | Anonymous sale, New York, Plaza Art Galleries, 27 January 1931, lot 24 (as "Portrait of Lady Ann de Crespigny")
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Catherine Read achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in October 2018. In the Old Masters Online auction, the work Portrait Of A Woman, Probably Anne Champion De Crespigny (1739-1797), Bust Length, Within A Drawn Oval sold for USD 10,625.00 (€ 9,376.10) - well above the upper estimate of USD 5,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Catherine Read; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Portrait of Lady Isabella Stanhope, later Countess of Sefton (1748-1819), half-length, in Hussar's costume, with a blue pelisse over a braided red dolman sold at auction in May 2012 with the realized price of GBP 10,625.00 (€ 13,238.28).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Catherine Read erzielte im Oktober 2018 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Masters Online wurde die Arbeit Portrait Of A Woman, Probably Anne Champion De Crespigny (1739-1797), Bust Length, Within A Drawn Oval für USD 10.625,00 (€ 9.376,10) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 5.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Catherine Read; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Portrait of Lady Isabella Stanhope, later Countess of Sefton (1748-1819), half-length, in Hussar's costume, with a blue pelisse over a braided red dolman im Mai 2012 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 10.625,00 (€ 13.238,28).
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