William Gear, R.A.
Ruins, Florence
Found at
Christies,
London
The Delighted Eye: Works from the Collection of Allen and Beryl Freer, Lot 363
23.Jan - 23.Jan.2020
The Delighted Eye: Works from the Collection of Allen and Beryl Freer, Lot 363
23.Jan - 23.Jan.2020
Estimate: 2.500 - 3.500 GBP
Price realised: 2.750 GBP
Price realised: 2.750 GBP
Description
signed and dated 'Gear/44.' (lower right), inscribed and dated again twice 'FIRENZE 44/ FLORENCE '44' (on the reverse), signed, inscribed and dated again 'WILLIAM GEAR./"RUINS, FLORENCE, 1944"' (on the artist's label attached to the backboard)
watercolour, gouache and coloured chalk on paper
15 ¼ x 17 ¼ in. (38.7 x 43.8 cm.)
Executed in 1944.
Manchester Education Committee, from whom purchased by the present owner in October 1995.
watercolour, gouache and coloured chalk on paper
15 ¼ x 17 ¼ in. (38.7 x 43.8 cm.)
Executed in 1944.
Manchester Education Committee, from whom purchased by the present owner in October 1995.
Auction result well in line with expectations
In January 2020 Christies in London held the auction The Delighted Eye: Works from the Collection of Allen and Beryl Freer, which included the work Ruins, Florence by William Gear. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 2,500.00 – 3,500.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 2,750.00 (€ 3,271.09) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Admittedly, works by William Gear have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Summer afternoon in June 2015 with an auction result of GBP 20,000.00 (€ 28,199.75).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Januar 2020 führte Christies in London die Auktion The Delighted Eye: Works from the Collection of Allen and Beryl Freer durch, in der auch die Arbeit Ruins, Florence von William Gear zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 2.500,00 – 3.500,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 2.750,00 (€ 3.271,09) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von William Gear auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Summer afternoon im Juni 2015 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 20.000,00 (€ 28.199,75).
William Gear - Auction history
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