Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, O.M., R.A.
Expectation (Impatient)
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite and British Impressionist Art, Lot 35
11. Jul - 11. Jul 2019
Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite and British Impressionist Art, Lot 35
11. Jul - 11. Jul 2019
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 GBP
Price realised: 175.000 GBP
Price realised: 175.000 GBP
Description
Property of a Distinguished Collector
SIR LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA, O.M., R.A.
1836 - 1912
Expectation (Impatient)
signed and inscribed; L Alma Tadema OpCCCLXVII-
watercolour
19.5cm., 14.5cm., 7¾ by 5¾in.
Given by the artist to Queen Alexandra on the occasion of her husband’s accession to the throne in 1901; | Sotheby’s, New York, 31 October 1985, lot 61 where purchased by the present owner
SIR LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA, O.M., R.A.
1836 - 1912
Expectation (Impatient)
signed and inscribed; L Alma Tadema OpCCCLXVII-
watercolour
19.5cm., 14.5cm., 7¾ by 5¾in.
Given by the artist to Queen Alexandra on the occasion of her husband’s accession to the throne in 1901; | Sotheby’s, New York, 31 October 1985, lot 61 where purchased by the present owner
Artwork auctioned at eight times the upper estimate price
When the work Expectation (Impatient) by Lawrence Alma-Tadema was auctioned at Sothebys in London in July 2019, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 20,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than eight times as high at GBP 175,000.00 (€ 192,138.36). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Lawrence Alma-Tadema achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work British the Finding Of Moses in November 2010 with an auction result of USD 35,922,500.00 (€ 27,556,382.33).
Kunstwerk zum Achtfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Expectation (Impatient) von Lawrence Alma-Tadema im Juli 2019 bei Sothebys in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 20.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 175.000,00 (€ 192.138,36) mehr als achtmal so hoch. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Lawrence Alma-Tadema erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit British the Finding Of Moses im November 2010 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 35.922.500,00 (€ 27.556.382,33).
Lawrence Alma-Tadema - Auction history
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