Alfred Wallis
Houses, Porthmeor Square
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Modern & Post-War British Art, Lot 301
17. Nov - 17. Nov 2020
Modern & Post-War British Art, Lot 301
17. Nov - 17. Nov 2020
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Property from the Estate of Tom Maschler
ALFRED WALLIS
1855 - 1942
HOUSES, PORTHMEOR SQUARE
signed indistinctly Alfred Wallis (upper right); also signed indistinctly Alfred W and inscribed this is a old house and Poartmeor square (verso)
oil and pencil on card
unframed: 14 by 26.5cm.; 5½ by 10½in.
framed: 31 by 44cm.; 12¼ by 17¼in.
We are grateful to Robert Jones, author of Alfred Wallis Artist and Mariner (3rd edition 2018), for his kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work and the below note
Waddington Galleries, London, where acquired by Tom Maschler
ALFRED WALLIS
1855 - 1942
HOUSES, PORTHMEOR SQUARE
signed indistinctly Alfred Wallis (upper right); also signed indistinctly Alfred W and inscribed this is a old house and Poartmeor square (verso)
oil and pencil on card
unframed: 14 by 26.5cm.; 5½ by 10½in.
framed: 31 by 44cm.; 12¼ by 17¼in.
We are grateful to Robert Jones, author of Alfred Wallis Artist and Mariner (3rd edition 2018), for his kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work and the below note
Waddington Galleries, London, where acquired by Tom Maschler
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Alfred Wallis achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in November 2020. In the Modern & Post-War British Art auction, the work Houses, Porthmeor Square sold for GBP 37,800.00 (€ 42,197.56) - 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 mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Alfred Wallis erzielte im November 2020 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern & Post-War British Art wurde die Arbeit Houses, Porthmeor Square für GBP 37.800,00 (€ 42.197,56) 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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