Lot 273 · Old Master Paintings Part II
Sunset at sea after a storm
James Francis Danby · oil on canvas, unlined
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- Estimate
- $8,000–$12,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master Paintings Part II, New York · 10 May 2005
- Dimensions
- 9 x 12¼ in. (22.9 x 31.1 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4625760
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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James Francis Danby, Sunset at sea after a storm. Christie's, 10 May 2005, lot 273. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4625760.
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James Francis Danby, Sunset at sea after a storm. Christie's, 10 May 2005, lot 273. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4625760.
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From the same sale Old Master Paintings Part II · May 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interior of a Gothic church by day; and Interior of a Gothic church b… | Pieter Neefs I (Antwerp ?1578-1656/61) | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Portrait of a lady, bust-length, in a gold-embroidered dress with a r… | Haarlem school, c. 1620 | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Portrait of a lady, three-quarter-length, in black holding lace gloves | Circle of Hendrik Pot (Haarlem c. 1585-1667 Amsterdam) | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| The Virgin and Child surrounded by flowers | Jan Brueghel II (Antwerp 1601-1678) and Studio of Sir Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen 1577-1690 Antwerp) | $70,000–$100,000 | |
| A boy with an apple | Donato Creti | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Mountainous landscape at sunset | A.r.a. Francis Danby | $10,000–$15,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Francis Danby | Evening on the Thames, a view of Greenwich hospital | $28,800 | Christie's, Jul 2005 | |
| James Francis Danby | A Three-master and other Shipping lying at Anchor, Sunset | Christie's, May 1998 | ||
| William Powell Frith, Ra | A Study for In the Conservatory: A Critical Moment | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | ||
| William Powell Frith, Ra | Gabrielle d'Estrées | Sotheby's, May 2014 | ||
| Thomas Sidney Cooper, Ra | In the meadows at curfew hour | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| James Francis Danby | The Rescue | Christie's, Feb 2003 | ||
| William Powell Frith, Ra | Nell Gwyn | Bonhams, Sep 2022 | ||
| Thomas Sidney Cooper, Ra | thomas sidney cooper, r.a. | sheep in the isle of skye | Sotheby's, Jun 2020 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.