Elizabeth Keith
Two Woodblock Prints
Found at
Bonhams,
London
Fine Japanese and Korean Art, Lot 563
20. Sep - 20. Sep 2023
Fine Japanese and Korean Art, Lot 563
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)
Two Woodblock Prints
Taisho era (1912-1926), 1919 and 1924
Each signed in pencil or green pencil Elizabeth Keith, published by Watanabe Shōzaburō, the first an ōban tate-e print titled Wedding Guest, Seoul, sealed E.K. 1919; the second an oversized print titled in pencil in the lower margin Chinese Actor (2)
14 3/4 x 10 1/2in (37.5 x 26.6cm); 17 x 12 1/2in (43.2 x 31.7cm)
ELIZABETH KEITH (1887-1956)
Two Woodblock Prints
Taisho era (1912-1926), 1919 and 1924
Each signed in pencil or green pencil Elizabeth Keith, published by Watanabe Shōzaburō, the first an ōban tate-e print titled Wedding Guest, Seoul, sealed E.K. 1919; the second an oversized print titled in pencil in the lower margin Chinese Actor (2)
14 3/4 x 10 1/2in (37.5 x 26.6cm); 17 x 12 1/2in (43.2 x 31.7cm)
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work Two Woodblock Prints by Elizabeth Keith was auctioned at Bonhams in London in September this year, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 1,500.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at USD 5,376.00 (€ 5,079.37). 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).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Two Woodblock Prints von Elizabeth Keith im September diesen Jahres bei Bonhams in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 1.500,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 5.376,00 (€ 5.079,37) mehr als dreimal so hoch. 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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