Stanley McMurtry
'I hate to break it to him - we'll still be hearing Terry Wogan.'
Found at
Christies,
London
Christie's Interiors, Lot 512
7. Dec - 7. Dec 2010
Christie's Interiors, Lot 512
7. Dec - 7. Dec 2010
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Stanley McMurtry 'Mac' (b.1936)
'I hate to break it to him - we'll still be hearing Terry Wogan.'
signed 'mac' (lower right) and inscribed as title (lower centre)
pen and black ink and blue wash, unframed
15 x 22½ in. (38.1 x 57.2 cm.); and four unframed cartoons including 'Incredible response - how about you?'; 'Have you got a telephone? Arthur won't be able to settle down and enjoy himself till he's called the miners out in support of Sealink'; 'Damm! [sic.] My wife's been in touch with that blasted medium!'; and 'They're checking for copies of The Sun, by the same hand (5)
'I hate to break it to him - we'll still be hearing Terry Wogan.'
signed 'mac' (lower right) and inscribed as title (lower centre)
pen and black ink and blue wash, unframed
15 x 22½ in. (38.1 x 57.2 cm.); and four unframed cartoons including 'Incredible response - how about you?'; 'Have you got a telephone? Arthur won't be able to settle down and enjoy himself till he's called the miners out in support of Sealink'; 'Damm! [sic.] My wife's been in touch with that blasted medium!'; and 'They're checking for copies of The Sun, by the same hand (5)
Sold at the lower estimate price
The work 'I hate to break it to him - we'll still be hearing Terry Wogan.' by Stanley McMurtry was sold in the Christie's Interiors auction at Christies in London in December 2010. The result of GBP 500.00 (€ 580.00) was exactly at the lower end of the estimate range of GBP 500.00 – 700.00. Other works by Stanley McMurtry have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in December 2012 the work "Oh, we talked about the recession and the econony - and what kind of day did you have Barbara, Honey?" was auctioned for GBP 750.00 (€ 924.96).
Zuschlag beim unteren Schätzpreis
Die Arbeit 'I hate to break it to him - we'll still be hearing Terry Wogan.' von Stanley McMurtry wurde im Dezember 2010 in der Auktion Christie's Interiors bei Christies in London versteigert. Das dabei erzielte Ergebnis von GBP 500,00 (€ 580,00) entsprach exakt dem unteren Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 500,00 – 700,00. Andere Arbeiten von Stanley McMurtry konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Dezember 2012 die Arbeit "Oh, we talked about the recession and the econony - and what kind of day did you have Barbara, Honey?" für GBP 750,00 (€ 924,96) versteigert.
Stanley McMurtry - Auction history
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