Sir William George Gillies, C.B.E., R.S.A., R.A.
Lyne
Estimate: 400 - 600 GBP
Price realised: 2.772 GBP
Price realised: 2.772 GBP
Description
Property from a Private Scottish Collection
Sir William George Gillies, C.B.E., R.S.A., R.A.
1898 - 1973
Lyne
signed W. Gillies and dated 59. (lower right)
watercolour and pencil on paper
unframed: 25.5 by 35.5cm.; 10 by 14in.
framed: 51.5 by 59.5cm.; 20¼ by 23½in.
Executed in 1959.
The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh | Dr Robert A. Lillie Collection, no. 129 | Private Collection, Germany | The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, where acquired by the present owner
Sir William George Gillies, C.B.E., R.S.A., R.A.
1898 - 1973
Lyne
signed W. Gillies and dated 59. (lower right)
watercolour and pencil on paper
unframed: 25.5 by 35.5cm.; 10 by 14in.
framed: 51.5 by 59.5cm.; 20¼ by 23½in.
Executed in 1959.
The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh | Dr Robert A. Lillie Collection, no. 129 | Private Collection, Germany | The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, where acquired by the present owner
Artwork auctioned at four times the upper estimate price
When the work Lyne by William George Gillies was auctioned at Sothebys in London in November 2020, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 600.00 but the actual price achieved was more than four times as high at GBP 2,772.00 (€ 3,094.49). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by William George Gillies achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Spotted Leopard in April 2007 with an auction result of GBP 24,000.00 (€ 35,139.09).
Kunstwerk zum Vierfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Lyne von William George Gillies im November 2020 bei Sothebys in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 600,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 2.772,00 (€ 3.094,49) mehr als viermal so hoch. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von William George Gillies erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Spotted Leopard im April 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 24.000,00 (€ 35.139,09).
William George Gillies - Auction history
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