QUALITY ORIENTALISTS AT SOTHEBYS ON 25TH OCTOBER 2022
SOLD FOR ONLY 1500 POUNDS
SOTHEBYS ALWAYS MANAGE TO ATTRACT GOOD PAINTINGS FOR THESE SPECIALIST SALES. THE NAMES ARE MANY AND SOTHEBYS ALWAYS COUNT ON BRIDGMAN, ERNST, DEUTCH, PASINI, FRERE, GIRARDET, HUGUET ETC.
WE SELECT ONE OF THE CHEAPEST PAINTINGS IN THIS SALE FOR TWO REASONS: THE ARTIST DAVID BATES IS MORE KNOWN FOR HIS VICTORIAN LANDSCAPES THAT NOWADAYS SELL IN THE MID THOUSAND IN THEIR MAJORITY AND TRY TO GUESS WHAT HIS ORIENTALIST WORK LIKE THIS ONE CAN ACHIEVE.
DAVID BATES, CAIRO MARKET
AS I SAID EARLIER, BATES’ WORK OF ORIENTALIST SUBJECT ARE RARE AND FEW WHILE HIS LANDSCAPE ONES ARE IN BIG NUMBERS. THE CAIRO SCENE IS SMALL BUT OF GOOD QUALITY PRICED AT 2-3000 POUNDS. WE BELIEVE THIS PAINTING WILL MAKE THE ESTIMATE AND SELL CLOSE TO 3000 IF NOT MORE BUT….
FOR THE INVESTORS, PLEASE DO NOT BE MISLED BY THE LANDSCAPE PAINTINGS OF THE ARTIST WHICH SELL ON AVERAGE ABOUT 500 POUNDS. THERE ARE MANY ARTISTS WHOSE PAINTINGS HAVE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN PRICING DEPENDING ON THE SUBJECT, THE STYLE AND TIME OF EXECUTION PLUS MANY OTHER REASONS.
UPDATE 25TH OCTOBER
THE SALE WAS GOOD WITH SOME EYE CATCHING RESULTS . AMONG THE BEST SELLERS WERE
ERNST WITH 100,000 AND 163,000 POUNDS
DEUTCH 126,000
GIRARDET 75,000
WASHINGTON 94,000
ZOMMER 56,000
PETER CONSTANT
