William Wood
Portrait Of Julia Storer, Called 'Mrs Johnstone'
Found at
Sothebys,
London
An Exceptional Eye: A Private British Collection, Lot 22
14. Jul - 14. Jul 2010
An Exceptional Eye: A Private British Collection, Lot 22
14. Jul - 14. Jul 2010
Estimate: 2.500 - 3.500 GBP
Price realised: 10.000 GBP
Price realised: 10.000 GBP
Description
William Wood
1769-1810
PORTRAIT OF JULIA STORER, CALLED 'MRS JOHNSTONE'
with curled brown hair, wearing a white dress, sky background
signed (verso) 'by / Will. Wood / of Cork Street / London', 1799
watercolour with touches of bodycolour on ivory, held in a gold frame with glazed reverse
7.7 by 6.3 cm.; 3 by 2 1/2 in.
Anonymous sale, Phillips London, The Connoisseur's Cabinet, 11 July 2000, lot 383
1769-1810
PORTRAIT OF JULIA STORER, CALLED 'MRS JOHNSTONE'
with curled brown hair, wearing a white dress, sky background
signed (verso) 'by / Will. Wood / of Cork Street / London', 1799
watercolour with touches of bodycolour on ivory, held in a gold frame with glazed reverse
7.7 by 6.3 cm.; 3 by 2 1/2 in.
Anonymous sale, Phillips London, The Connoisseur's Cabinet, 11 July 2000, lot 383
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by William Wood achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in July 2010. In the An Exceptional Eye: A Private British Collection auction, the work Portrait Of Julia Storer, Called 'Mrs Johnstone' sold for GBP 10,000.00 (€ 12,023.87) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 3,500.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by William Wood; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot A Young Officer, In Red Coat With Blue Collar, Gold Epaulette And White Cross-Belt With Gold Plate, Black Cravat sold at auction in July 2005 with the realized price of GBP 11,400.00 (€ 16,535.59).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von William Wood erzielte im Juli 2010 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion An Exceptional Eye: A Private British Collection wurde die Arbeit Portrait Of Julia Storer, Called 'Mrs Johnstone' für GBP 10.000,00 (€ 12.023,87) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 3.500,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von William Wood; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen 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 dem Hammerpreis von GBP 11.400,00 (€ 16.535,59).
William Wood - Auction history
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