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- A distant view of the Citadel of Corfu
Edward Lear
A distant view of the Citadel of Corfu
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours, Lot 142
4. Jul - 4. Jul 2023
Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours, Lot 142
4. Jul - 4. Jul 2023
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 9.450 GBP
Price realised: 9.450 GBP
Description
EDWARD LEAR (LONDON 1812-1888 SAN REMO)
A distant view of the Citadel of Corfu
signed, inscribed and dated 'Corfu./ Edward Lear. del/ 1856.' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white
11 5/8 x 18 1/2 in. (29.5 x 47 cm.)
A distant view of the Citadel of Corfu
signed, inscribed and dated 'Corfu./ Edward Lear. del/ 1856.' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white
11 5/8 x 18 1/2 in. (29.5 x 47 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 58 %.
In July this year Christies in London held the auction Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours, which included the work A distant view of the Citadel of Corfu by Edward Lear. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 9,450.00 (€ 11,025.29), 58% above the upper estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Edward Lear achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Kasr-es-Saiyyad in June 2007 with an auction result of GBP 938,400.00 (€ 1,392,538.40).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 58 % übertroffen
Im Juli diesen Jahres führte Christies in London die Auktion Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours durch, in der auch die Arbeit A distant view of the Citadel of Corfu von Edward Lear zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 9.450,00 (€ 11.025,29) und damit 58% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Edward Lear erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Kasr-es-Saiyyad im Juni 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 938.400,00 (€ 1.392.538,40).