William Hodges R.A.
A View of the south side of the Fort of Gwalior, from Select Views in India, (Abbey Travel 416 no. 6)
Found at
Christies,
London
West ~ East - The Niall Hobhouse Collection, Lot 300
22. May - 22. May 2008
West ~ East - The Niall Hobhouse Collection, Lot 300
22. May - 22. May 2008
Estimate: 400 - 600 GBP
Price realised: 200 GBP
Price realised: 200 GBP
Description
William Hodges R.A. (1744-1797)
A View of the south side of the Fort of Gwalior, from Select Views in India, (Abbey Travel 416 no. 6)
aquatint printed in sepia, published by J.Wells, London, 1786
13¼ x 19½ in. (33.6 x 49.5 cm.)
A View of the south side of the Fort of Gwalior, from Select Views in India, (Abbey Travel 416 no. 6)
aquatint printed in sepia, published by J.Wells, London, 1786
13¼ x 19½ in. (33.6 x 49.5 cm.)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work A View of the south side of the Fort of Gwalior, from Select Views in India, (Abbey Travel 416 no. 6) by William Hodges was auctioned at Christies in London in May 2008, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 400.00 – 600.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 200.00 (€ 254.41). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by William Hodges achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Matavie Bay in the Island of Otaheite (Matavai Bay, Tahiti) in October 2019 with an auction result of GBP 659,250.00 (€ 764,682.72).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit A View of the south side of the Fort of Gwalior, from Select Views in India, (Abbey Travel 416 no. 6) von William Hodges im Mai 2008 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 400,00 – 600,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 200,00 (€ 254,41) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von William Hodges erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Matavie Bay in the Island of Otaheite (Matavai Bay, Tahiti) im Oktober 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 659.250,00 (€ 764.682,72).
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