William Wood
Portrait of a woman
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 USD
Price realised: 2.250 USD
Price realised: 2.250 USD
Description
William Wood (BRITISH, 1768-1809)
Portrait of a woman
signed 'W.Wood' (lower right)
watercolor and pencil on paper
5¾ x 4¾ in. (14.6 x 12.1 cm.)
Portrait of a woman
signed 'W.Wood' (lower right)
watercolor and pencil on paper
5¾ x 4¾ in. (14.6 x 12.1 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 88 %.
This artwork by William Wood achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in July 2012. In the Christie's Interiors auction, the work Portrait of a woman sold for USD 2,250.00 (€ 1,827.04) - well above the upper estimate of USD 1,200.00. Admittedly, works by William Wood have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work A Young Officer, In Red Coat With Blue Collar, Gold Epaulette And White Cross-Belt With Gold Plate, Black Cravat in July 2005 with an auction result of GBP 11,400.00 (€ 16,535.59).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 88 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von William Wood erzielte im Juli 2012 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Christie's Interiors wurde die Arbeit Portrait of a woman für USD 2.250,00 (€ 1.827,04) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 1.200,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von William Wood auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit A Young Officer, In Red Coat With Blue Collar, Gold Epaulette And White Cross-Belt With Gold Plate, Black Cravat im Juli 2005 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 11.400,00 (€ 16.535,59).
William Wood - Auction history
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