Edwin Lord Weeks
Six sketchbooks including studies of animals, figures, costumes and landscapes
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 GBP
Price realised: 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 15.000 GBP
Description
The first, an album of sketches of animals, figures, costumes and landscapes in a leather binding with leather spine from Charlier-Bézies, Beyrouth, 6 x 9 in. (5.3 x 22.7 cm.), 23 on cream paper and 12 on buff paper, most loose in their binding, the majority pencil, a few with watercolour on paper, some variously inscribed and dated.
The second, a sketchbook including sketches of architectural details, animals and landscapes in a beige binding, 5 1/8 x 8 ½ in. (13 x 21.6 cm.), 30 on cream paper, 7 on buff paper, 5 on duck-egg blue paper and 2 on blue paper, the majority pencil, a few with watercolour on paper, some variously inscribed and dated.
The third, a sketchbook including sketches of figures and landscapes in a beige cloth binding with leather spine, 5 ¼ x 7 in. (13.4 x 17.8 cm.), 30 on cream paper, pencil on paper, some variously inscribed and dated.
The fourth, a sketchbook including sketches of European figures and landscapes in a pink cloth binding, 4 ½ x 7 ¼ in. (11.5 x 18.5 cm.), 22 on cream paper, the majority pencil, a few with watercolour on paper, some variously inscribed and dated.
The fifth, a sketchbook including sketches of figures and landscapes in a blue cloth binding, 4 ½ x 7 3/8 in. (11.5 x 18.9 cm.), 20 on cream paper, the majority loose in the binding, the majority pencil, a few with watercolour on paper, some variously inscribed and dated.
The sixth, a sketchbook including sketches of animals, figure studies and landscapes in a beige cloth binding, 3 ¼ x 5 ¼ in. (8.3 x 13.3 cm.), 37 on cream paper, 4 on buff paper, 4 on grey paper, 4 on pale green paper and 2 on green paper, the majority pencil, a few with watercolour on paper, some variously inscribed and dated.
six in the lot
Anonymous sale; Grogan & Company, Boston, 26 October 1996, lot 97. | Anonymous sale; Bonham's, Dubai, 13 May 2010, lot 63. | Acquired from the above by a private collector.
The second, a sketchbook including sketches of architectural details, animals and landscapes in a beige binding, 5 1/8 x 8 ½ in. (13 x 21.6 cm.), 30 on cream paper, 7 on buff paper, 5 on duck-egg blue paper and 2 on blue paper, the majority pencil, a few with watercolour on paper, some variously inscribed and dated.
The third, a sketchbook including sketches of figures and landscapes in a beige cloth binding with leather spine, 5 ¼ x 7 in. (13.4 x 17.8 cm.), 30 on cream paper, pencil on paper, some variously inscribed and dated.
The fourth, a sketchbook including sketches of European figures and landscapes in a pink cloth binding, 4 ½ x 7 ¼ in. (11.5 x 18.5 cm.), 22 on cream paper, the majority pencil, a few with watercolour on paper, some variously inscribed and dated.
The fifth, a sketchbook including sketches of figures and landscapes in a blue cloth binding, 4 ½ x 7 3/8 in. (11.5 x 18.9 cm.), 20 on cream paper, the majority loose in the binding, the majority pencil, a few with watercolour on paper, some variously inscribed and dated.
The sixth, a sketchbook including sketches of animals, figure studies and landscapes in a beige cloth binding, 3 ¼ x 5 ¼ in. (8.3 x 13.3 cm.), 37 on cream paper, 4 on buff paper, 4 on grey paper, 4 on pale green paper and 2 on green paper, the majority pencil, a few with watercolour on paper, some variously inscribed and dated.
six in the lot
Anonymous sale; Grogan & Company, Boston, 26 October 1996, lot 97. | Anonymous sale; Bonham's, Dubai, 13 May 2010, lot 63. | Acquired from the above by a private collector.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Six sketchbooks including studies of animals, figures, costumes and landscapes by Edwin Lord Weeks was auctioned at Christies in London in April 2019. The price achieved of GBP 15,000.00 (€ 17,449.33) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 12,000.00 – 18,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Edwin Lord Weeks achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work In the courtyard in July 2008 with an auction result of GBP 541,250.00 (€ 687,664.22).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Six sketchbooks including studies of animals, figures, costumes and landscapes von Edwin Lord Weeks kam im April 2019 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 15.000,00 (€ 17.449,33) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 12.000,00 – 18.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Edwin Lord Weeks erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit In the courtyard im Juli 2008 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 541.250,00 (€ 687.664,22).