Marian Ellis Rowan
Flowers of Australasia: '22 Prynelia W. Australia'; '43 Stylidiums W. Australia'; '68 Prostanthera S. Australia'; '9 Eurycles amboinensis Queensland'; '7 Erostemon N.S. Wales'; '92 Convolvulus erubescens Victoria'; '37 Epacris alba Victoria'; '40 Les
Found at
Christies,
London
Exploration and Travel, Lot 56
25. Sep - 25. Sep 2008
Exploration and Travel, Lot 56
25. Sep - 25. Sep 2008
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Marian Ellis Rowan (1848-1922)
Flowers of Australasia: '22 Prynelia W. Australia'; '43 Stylidiums W. Australia'; '68 Prostanthera S. Australia'; '9 Eurycles amboinensis Queensland'; '7 Erostemon N.S. Wales'; '92 Convolvulus erubescens Victoria'; '37 Epacris alba Victoria'; '40 Leschenaultia'; and '33 Hoheria populnea New Zealand'
all signed 'Ellis Rowan' (lower left), inscribed as titled on the reverse
watercolour with bodycolour on card
circular
unframed
6¼in. (15.8cm.) diameter (9)
Flowers of Australasia: '22 Prynelia W. Australia'; '43 Stylidiums W. Australia'; '68 Prostanthera S. Australia'; '9 Eurycles amboinensis Queensland'; '7 Erostemon N.S. Wales'; '92 Convolvulus erubescens Victoria'; '37 Epacris alba Victoria'; '40 Leschenaultia'; and '33 Hoheria populnea New Zealand'
all signed 'Ellis Rowan' (lower left), inscribed as titled on the reverse
watercolour with bodycolour on card
circular
unframed
6¼in. (15.8cm.) diameter (9)
Auction result misses estimated price range
This work of art by Marian Ellis Rowan could be acquired at Christies in London in September 2008 for an unexpectedly low price. In the Exploration and Travel auction, the work Flowers of Australasia: '22 Prynelia W. Australia'; '43 Stylidiums W. Australia'; '68 Prostanthera S. Australia'; '9 Eurycles amboinensis Queensland'; '7 Erostemon N.S. Wales'; '92 Convolvulus erubescens Victoria'; '37 Epacris alba Victoria'; '40 Les changed hands for GBP 1,875.00 (€ 2,370.75) - missing the lower Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Marian Ellis Rowan achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Decorated Screen with Wildflowers, c.1880 in November 2021 with an auction result of AUD 59,040.00 (€ 52,307.96).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Dieses Kunstwerk von Marian Ellis Rowan konnte im September 2008 bei Christies in London für einen unerwartet niedrigen Preis ersteigert werden. In der Auktion Exploration and Travel wechselte die Arbeit Flowers of Australasia: '22 Prynelia W. Australia'; '43 Stylidiums W. Australia'; '68 Prostanthera S. Australia'; '9 Eurycles amboinensis Queensland'; '7 Erostemon N.S. Wales'; '92 Convolvulus erubescens Victoria'; '37 Epacris alba Victoria'; '40 Les für GBP 1.875,00 (€ 2.370,75) den Besitzer – und verfehlte damit das untere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 2.000,00 – 3.000,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Marian Ellis Rowan erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Decorated Screen with Wildflowers, c.1880 im November 2021 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von AUD 59.040,00 (€ 52.307,96).
Marian Ellis Rowan - Auction history
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