Henry Lamb, R.A.
Study For Lytton Strachey
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 GBP
Price realised: 118.750 GBP
Price realised: 118.750 GBP
Description
Henry Lamb, R.A.
1883-1960
STUDY FOR LYTTON STRACHEY
signed, dated 1912 and inscribed
watercolour, pen and ink and pencil on paper
43 by 29.5cm.; 17 by 11½in.
Acquired by the family of the present owner, and thence by descent
1883-1960
STUDY FOR LYTTON STRACHEY
signed, dated 1912 and inscribed
watercolour, pen and ink and pencil on paper
43 by 29.5cm.; 17 by 11½in.
Acquired by the family of the present owner, and thence by descent
Upper estimate price exceeded by 98 %.
This artwork by Henry Lamb achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in November 2017. In the Modern & Post-War British Art auction, the work Study For Lytton Strachey sold for GBP 118,750.00 (€ 134,798.92) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 60,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Henry Lamb; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Portrait of Cecil Beaton sold at auction in October 2021 with the realized price of GBP 137,500.00 (€ 162,900.36).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 98 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Henry Lamb erzielte im November 2017 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern & Post-War British Art wurde die Arbeit Study For Lytton Strachey für GBP 118.750,00 (€ 134.798,92) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 60.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Henry Lamb; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Portrait of Cecil Beaton im Oktober 2021 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 137.500,00 (€ 162.900,36).
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