Fortunino Matania, R.I.
With the British Office in the Ypres Salient: Afternoon tea in a ruined farmhouse behind the British lines in the Ypres district
Estimate: 700 - 1.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.250 GBP
Price realised: 3.250 GBP
Description
Fortunino Matania, R.I. (1881-1963)
With the British Office in the Ypres Salient: Afternoon tea in a ruined farmhouse behind the British lines in the Ypres district
signed' F. Matania' (lower right)
pencil, pen and grey ink and grey wash heightened with white, on board, unframed
14 x 21 ¼ in. (35.5 x 54 cm.)
With the British Office in the Ypres Salient: Afternoon tea in a ruined farmhouse behind the British lines in the Ypres district
signed' F. Matania' (lower right)
pencil, pen and grey ink and grey wash heightened with white, on board, unframed
14 x 21 ¼ in. (35.5 x 54 cm.)
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work With the British Office in the Ypres Salient: Afternoon tea in a ruined farmhouse behind the British lines in the Ypres district by Fortunino Matania was worth GBP 3,250.00 (€ 4,149.78) to a buyer in October 2014. This price was achieved in the auction Christie's Interiors at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 1,000.00 many times over. Admittedly, works by Fortunino Matania have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work A Complete Set of Illustrations For The Tinker'S Wig in June 2005 with an auction result of GBP 11,760.00 (€ 17,429.06).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit With the British Office in the Ypres Salient: Afternoon tea in a ruined farmhouse behind the British lines in the Ypres district von Fortunino Matania war einem Käufer im Oktober 2014 GBP 3.250,00 (€ 4.149,78) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Christie's Interiors bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Fortunino Matania auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit A Complete Set of Illustrations For The Tinker'S Wig im Juni 2005 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 11.760,00 (€ 17.429,06).
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