Alfred Wallis
Fishing boats
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 GBP
Price realised: 35.250 GBP
Price realised: 35.250 GBP
Description
Alfred Wallis (British, 1855-1942)
Fishing boats
signed 'Alfred Wallis' (upper right)
pencil and oil on card
24.3 x 30 cm. (9 1/2 x 11 7/8 in.)
The Artist, from whom acquired by | Garlick Barnes, thence by family descent | Private Collection, U.K.
Fishing boats
signed 'Alfred Wallis' (upper right)
pencil and oil on card
24.3 x 30 cm. (9 1/2 x 11 7/8 in.)
The Artist, from whom acquired by | Garlick Barnes, thence by family descent | Private Collection, U.K.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 96 %.
This artwork by Alfred Wallis achieved an unexpectedly high price at Bonhams in London in November 2020. In the Modern British and Irish Art auction, the work Fishing boats sold for GBP 35,250.00 (€ 39,350.90) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 18,000.00. Admittedly, works by Alfred Wallis have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work St Ives Bay With Godrevy in May 2012 with an auction result of GBP 145,250.00 (€ 180,975.11).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 96 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Alfred Wallis erzielte im November 2020 bei Bonhams in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern British and Irish Art wurde die Arbeit Fishing boats für GBP 35.250,00 (€ 39.350,90) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 18.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Alfred Wallis auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit St Ives Bay With Godrevy im Mai 2012 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 145.250,00 (€ 180.975,11).
Alfred Wallis - Auction history
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