Elizabeth Keith
Man Smoking a Pipe
Found at
Bonhams,
London
Fine Japanese and Korean Art, Lot 562
20. Sep - 20. Sep 2023
Fine Japanese and Korean Art, Lot 562
20. Sep - 20. Sep 2023
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Property from a Private Collection of Prints, including a selection of Osaka Prints
ELIZABETH KEITH (1887-1956)
Man Smoking a Pipe
Taisho era (1912-1926), circa 1919
A watercolor on paper depicting a seated Chinese man dressed in a long winter tunic and a fur hat smoking a pipe, a teacup by his right elbow, signed E K in the lower right corner
19 x 14 1/2in (48.2 x 36.8cm)
ELIZABETH KEITH (1887-1956)
Man Smoking a Pipe
Taisho era (1912-1926), circa 1919
A watercolor on paper depicting a seated Chinese man dressed in a long winter tunic and a fur hat smoking a pipe, a teacup by his right elbow, signed E K in the lower right corner
19 x 14 1/2in (48.2 x 36.8cm)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 62 %.
The work Man Smoking a Pipe by Elizabeth Keith was auctioned at Bonhams in London in September this year. It achieved a price of USD 4,864.00 (€ 4,595.62), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 62%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Elizabeth Keith - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Hong Kong, which sold at auction in July 2020 for USD 18,750.00 (€ 15,924.92).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 62 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Man Smoking a Pipe von Elizabeth Keith kam im September diesen Jahres bei Bonhams in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 4.864,00 (€ 4.595,62) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 62%. Für andere Arbeiten von Elizabeth Keith mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Hong Kong beobachtet, die im Juli 2020 für USD 18.750,00 (€ 15.924,92) versteigert wurde.
Elizabeth Keith - Auction history
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