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- Bird Colony
Desmond Morris
Bird Colony
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 8.288 GBP
Price realised: 8.288 GBP
Description
Desmond Morris (British, born 1928)
Bird Colony
signed with monogram and dated '55' (lower left)
oil on board
41.5 x 26.5cm (16 5/16 x 10 7/16in).
with a further crayon drawing, Female Warrior, on the reverse, by the same hand
The Artist | Professor Michael Cullen | Dr Esther Cullen | The Artist | Private Collection, U.S.A.
Bird Colony
signed with monogram and dated '55' (lower left)
oil on board
41.5 x 26.5cm (16 5/16 x 10 7/16in).
with a further crayon drawing, Female Warrior, on the reverse, by the same hand
The Artist | Professor Michael Cullen | Dr Esther Cullen | The Artist | Private Collection, U.S.A.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 66 %.
In March this year Bonhams held the auction Modern British and Irish Art, which included the work Bird Colony by Desmond Morris. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 8,287.50 (€ 9,428.63), 66% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Desmond Morris have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Courtship in November 2021 with an auction result of EUR 56,250.00.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 66 % übertroffen
Im März diesen Jahres führte Bonhams die Auktion Modern British and Irish Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Bird Colony von Desmond Morris zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 8.287,50 (€ 9.428,63) und damit 66% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Desmond Morris auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Courtship im November 2021 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 56.250,00.