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- Cobra drawings, 1950
Stephen Gilbert
Cobra drawings, 1950
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 2.750 GBP
Price realised: 2.750 GBP
Description
signed and dated 'S.Gilbert.1950.' (lower right); signed and dated 'S.Gilbert.'50' (lower left)
ink and gouache
10 ¼ x 7 7/8 in. (26 x 20.1 cm.); 8 x 5 3/8 in. (20.3 x 13.6 cm.)
(2)
A gift from the artist to the previous owner. | Their sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 10 October 2012, lot 333, where purchased by the present owner.
ink and gouache
10 ¼ x 7 7/8 in. (26 x 20.1 cm.); 8 x 5 3/8 in. (20.3 x 13.6 cm.)
(2)
A gift from the artist to the previous owner. | Their sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 10 October 2012, lot 333, where purchased by the present owner.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 83 %.
This artwork by Stephen Gilbert achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in March 2018. In the Modern | British & Irish Art auction, the work Cobra drawings, 1950 sold for GBP 2,750.00 (€ 3,131.03) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1,500.00. Admittedly, works by Stephen Gilbert have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Man and Horse in May 2007 with an auction result of GBP 16,800.00 (€ 24,722.34).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 83 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Stephen Gilbert erzielte im März 2018 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern | British & Irish Art wurde die Arbeit Cobra drawings, 1950 für GBP 2.750,00 (€ 3.131,03) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.500,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Stephen Gilbert auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Man and Horse im Mai 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 16.800,00 (€ 24.722,34).