Teddy Millington Drake
Four views of Easter Island, South-East Pacific, including: Poke Volcano; Moais at Rano Raraku; Moais at Aku Aki; and Fallen Moai with Poke Volcano in the distance
Found at
Christies,
London
West ~ East - The Niall Hobhouse Collection, Lot 218
22. May - 22. May 2008
West ~ East - The Niall Hobhouse Collection, Lot 218
22. May - 22. May 2008
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.000 GBP
Description
Teddy Millington Drake (1932-1994)
Four views of Easter Island, South-East Pacific, including: Poke Volcano; Moais at Rano Raraku; Moais at Aku Aki; and Fallen Moai with Poke Volcano in the distance
all signed and dated 'Millington Drake 86' (lower right); one inscribed 'Moais at Raroku Easter Island' (lower left); one inscribed 'Mohais at Aku Aki' (lower left) and further inscribed 'Easter Island' (lower right); one inscribed 'Poke Easter Island' (lower right); one inscribed 'Easter Island' (lower right)
charcoal and watercolour, heightened with touches of white
13 x 19½ in. (33 x 49.5 cm.) (4)
Four views of Easter Island, South-East Pacific, including: Poke Volcano; Moais at Rano Raraku; Moais at Aku Aki; and Fallen Moai with Poke Volcano in the distance
all signed and dated 'Millington Drake 86' (lower right); one inscribed 'Moais at Raroku Easter Island' (lower left); one inscribed 'Mohais at Aku Aki' (lower left) and further inscribed 'Easter Island' (lower right); one inscribed 'Poke Easter Island' (lower right); one inscribed 'Easter Island' (lower right)
charcoal and watercolour, heightened with touches of white
13 x 19½ in. (33 x 49.5 cm.) (4)
A top price for Teddy Millington-Drake
This artwork by Teddy Millington-Drake achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in May 2008. In the West ~ East - The Niall Hobhouse Collection auction, the work Four views of Easter Island, South-East Pacific, including: Poke Volcano; Moais at Rano Raraku; Moais at Aku Aki; and Fallen Moai with Poke Volcano in the distance sold for GBP 3,000.00 (€ 3,816.13) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1,500.00. This high result makes Four views of Easter Island, South-East Pacific, including: Poke Volcano; Moais at Rano Raraku; Moais at Aku Aki; and Fallen Moai with Poke Volcano in the distance the most expensive artwork by Teddy Millington-Drake that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Teddy Millington-Drake
Dieses Kunstwerk von Teddy Millington-Drake erzielte im Mai 2008 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion West ~ East - The Niall Hobhouse Collection wurde die Arbeit Four views of Easter Island, South-East Pacific, including: Poke Volcano; Moais at Rano Raraku; Moais at Aku Aki; and Fallen Moai with Poke Volcano in the distance für GBP 3.000,00 (€ 3.816,13) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.500,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Four views of Easter Island, South-East Pacific, including: Poke Volcano; Moais at Rano Raraku; Moais at Aku Aki; and Fallen Moai with Poke Volcano in the distance zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Teddy Millington-Drake, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Teddy Millington-Drake - Auction history
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