Lot 101 · Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite and British Impressionist Art
Beating to sea
Charles Napier Hemy · pencil, watercolour and bodycolour on paper laid down on canvas
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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $7,748–$10,331
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite and British Impressionist Art, London · 11 July 2017
- Dimensions
- 28 x 51 in. (71.1 x 129.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3908084
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Charles Napier Hemy, Beating to sea. Christie's, 11 Jul 2017, lot 101. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3908084.
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Charles Napier Hemy, Beating to sea. Christie's, 11 Jul 2017, lot 101. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3908084.
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From the same sale Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite and British Impressionist Art · Jul 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| On the beach | Dorothea Sharp, R.B.A., R.O.I., P.S.W.A. (1874-1955) | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Portrait of the children of the Rev. Edward Coleridge (1800-1883) of … | Charles Landseer | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| A Siesta | John William Godward R.b.a. | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| Ruth | Robert Scott Lauder R.s.a. | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Head study of a young girl, looking downwards | Edward Robert Hughes R.w.s. | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Mary Magdalene | Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys, A.R.A. (1829-1904) | £8,000–£12,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Napier Hemy | In the track of the trawlers | $9,375 | Heritage Auctions, May 2017 | |
| Charles Napier Hemy | The boat house at Mylor Creek | Christie's, Nov 2003 | ||
| Charles Napier Hemy | Captain Cook of Otaheite | Sotheby's, Dec 2008 | ||
| Charles Napier Hemy | The gathering storm | Christie's, Mar 2014 | ||
| Charles Napier Hemy | with wind and tide - off the dodman-head, falmouth | Sotheby's, Nov 2011 | ||
| Charles Napier Hemy | The seine fishers | Christie's, Jun 2024 | ||
| Charles Napier Hemy | "The Trammel Net" | Christie's, Aug 2004 | ||
| Charles Napier Hemy | Wreckage | Sotheby's, Oct 2005 |
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.