William Pars, A.R.A.
View Of Twickenham And The River Thames From Strawberry Hill, London
Found at
Christies,
London
British Art on Paper, Lot 82
7. Jun - 7. Jun 2001
British Art on Paper, Lot 82
7. Jun - 7. Jun 2001
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
William Pars, A.R.A. (1742-1782)
View of Twickenham and the River Thames from Strawberry Hill, London
signed, inscribed and dated 'View of the road, the Thames, & town of Twickenham/from the great bedchamber/at Strawberry-hill/by Mr Pars 1772.' (on the reverse of the mount)
pencil, pen and black ink and watercolour, on the original wash-line mount
13 x 9¾ in. (33 x 24.8 cm.)
View of Twickenham and the River Thames from Strawberry Hill, London
signed, inscribed and dated 'View of the road, the Thames, & town of Twickenham/from the great bedchamber/at Strawberry-hill/by Mr Pars 1772.' (on the reverse of the mount)
pencil, pen and black ink and watercolour, on the original wash-line mount
13 x 9¾ in. (33 x 24.8 cm.)
A top price for William Pars
When the work View Of Twickenham And The River Thames From Strawberry Hill, London by William Pars was auctioned at Christies in London in June 2001, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 5,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 15,275.00 (€ 25,374.81). This high result makes View Of Twickenham And The River Thames From Strawberry Hill, London the most expensive artwork by William Pars that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für William Pars
Als die Arbeit View Of Twickenham And The River Thames From Strawberry Hill, London von William Pars im Juni 2001 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 5.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 15.275,00 (€ 25.374,81) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht View Of Twickenham And The River Thames From Strawberry Hill, London zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von William Pars, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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