David Hockney
Illustrations for Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm
Found at
Christies,
London
Prints and Multiples, Lot 4
27. Oct - 28. Oct 2023
Prints and Multiples, Lot 4
27. Oct - 28. Oct 2023
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
Illustrations for Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm
the complete artist's portfolio of 39 etchings, on Hodgkinson handmade paper, 1969-1970, each signed in pencil, numbered 31⁄100 and annotated 'Grimm Portfolio' in sepia ink on the reverse, also signed and annotated 'Portfolio' in pencil on the justification page, numbered 31⁄100 (from the deluxe Portfolio edition, there were also 100 examples of the editions A, B, and C, each with an additional suite of six different etchings and fifteen artist's proof sets), published by Petersburg Press, London, 1970, loose (as issued), each with full margins, in generally very good condition, together with the table of contents and justification page, with text translated into English by Heiner Bastian and an additional suite of 39 etchings bound as concertina folds as six books, signed in pencil, numbered 31⁄100 on the title page, together with the original portfolio box
Overall: 25 ½ x 18 ¾ x 2 ¼ in. (648 x 476 x 57 mm.)
Illustrations for Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm
the complete artist's portfolio of 39 etchings, on Hodgkinson handmade paper, 1969-1970, each signed in pencil, numbered 31⁄100 and annotated 'Grimm Portfolio' in sepia ink on the reverse, also signed and annotated 'Portfolio' in pencil on the justification page, numbered 31⁄100 (from the deluxe Portfolio edition, there were also 100 examples of the editions A, B, and C, each with an additional suite of six different etchings and fifteen artist's proof sets), published by Petersburg Press, London, 1970, loose (as issued), each with full margins, in generally very good condition, together with the table of contents and justification page, with text translated into English by Heiner Bastian and an additional suite of 39 etchings bound as concertina folds as six books, signed in pencil, numbered 31⁄100 on the title page, together with the original portfolio box
Overall: 25 ½ x 18 ¾ x 2 ¼ in. (648 x 476 x 57 mm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 100 %.
This artwork by David Hockney achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in October this year. In the Prints and Multiples auction, the work Illustrations for Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm sold for USD 119,700.00 (€ 113,266.46) - well above the upper estimate of USD 60,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by David Hockney achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Nichols Canyon in December 2020 with an auction result of USD 41,067,500.00 (€ 33,579,313.16).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 100 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von David Hockney erzielte im Oktober diesen Jahres bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Prints and Multiples wurde die Arbeit Illustrations for Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm für USD 119.700,00 (€ 113.266,46) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 60.000,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von David Hockney erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Nichols Canyon im Dezember 2020 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 41.067.500,00 (€ 33.579.313,16).
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