Charles Robinson, R.I.
Illustrations for Aesop's Fables: The fox and the bunch of grapes; and The fox with the cropped tail (both illustrated)
Found at
Christies,
London
British and Continental Watercolours including Original Book, Lot 278
1. Dec - 1. Dec 2004
British and Continental Watercolours including Original Book, Lot 278
1. Dec - 1. Dec 2004
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Charles Robinson, R.I. (1870-1937)
Illustrations for Aesop's Fables: The fox and the bunch of grapes; and The fox with the cropped tail (both illustrated)
both signed with initials 'C.R.' (lower left), the second inscribed 'Fables - Fox without a tail' (centre)
black ink and watercolour, the first heightened with white, unframed
14½ x 10½ in. (36.8 x 26.8 cm.); and two unframed illustrations for The Big Book of Fables by the same hand (4)
Illustrations for Aesop's Fables: The fox and the bunch of grapes; and The fox with the cropped tail (both illustrated)
both signed with initials 'C.R.' (lower left), the second inscribed 'Fables - Fox without a tail' (centre)
black ink and watercolour, the first heightened with white, unframed
14½ x 10½ in. (36.8 x 26.8 cm.); and two unframed illustrations for The Big Book of Fables by the same hand (4)
A top price for Charles Robinson
When the work Illustrations for Aesop's Fables: The fox and the bunch of grapes; and The fox with the cropped tail (both illustrated) by Charles Robinson was auctioned at Christies in London in December 2004, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 1,500.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 5,019.00 (€ 7,103.27). This high result makes Illustrations for Aesop's Fables: The fox and the bunch of grapes; and The fox with the cropped tail (both illustrated) the most expensive artwork by Charles Robinson that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Charles Robinson
Als die Arbeit Illustrations for Aesop's Fables: The fox and the bunch of grapes; and The fox with the cropped tail (both illustrated) von Charles Robinson im Dezember 2004 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 1.500,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 5.019,00 (€ 7.103,27) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Illustrations for Aesop's Fables: The fox and the bunch of grapes; and The fox with the cropped tail (both illustrated) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Charles Robinson, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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