Edward Wadsworth, A.R.A.
Imaginary Harbour I
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 GBP
Price realised: 197.000 GBP
Price realised: 197.000 GBP
Description
signed and dated 'E WADSWORTH 1934' (lower left)
tempera on canvas laid on panel
18 x 37 in. (45.7 x 94 cm.)
Lady Bruntisfield, January 1946. | with Leicester Galleries, London, where purchased by the present owners' father, and by descent.
tempera on canvas laid on panel
18 x 37 in. (45.7 x 94 cm.)
Lady Bruntisfield, January 1946. | with Leicester Galleries, London, where purchased by the present owners' father, and by descent.
A top price for Edward Wadsworth
In November 2016 Christies in London held the auction Modern British & Irish Art Evening Sale, which included the work Imaginary Harbour I by Edward Wadsworth. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 197,000.00 (€ 232,440.63), 64% above the upper estimate. This high result makes Imaginary Harbour I the most expensive artwork by Edward Wadsworth that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Edward Wadsworth
Im November 2016 führte Christies in London die Auktion Modern British & Irish Art Evening Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit Imaginary Harbour I von Edward Wadsworth zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 197.000,00 (€ 232.440,63) und damit 64% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Imaginary Harbour I zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Edward Wadsworth, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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