Arthur Rackham
Original illustration for The Vicar of Wakefield (That little melancholy air your papa was so fond of)
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Fantasy World of Arthur Rackham: Rare Original Illustrations from the Collection of Shirley Carter Burden, Lot 31
19. Nov - 1. Dec 2021
The Fantasy World of Arthur Rackham: Rare Original Illustrations from the Collection of Shirley Carter Burden, Lot 31
19. Nov - 1. Dec 2021
Estimate: 8.000 - 10.000 GBP
Price realised: 13.860 GBP
Price realised: 13.860 GBP
Description
Arthur Rackham
“That little melancholy air your papa was so fond of”
273 x 197mm. (10 ¾ x 7 ¾ inches), ink and watercolour drawing on paper, signed lower right
Reproduced as a colour plate in The Vicar of Wakefield, 1929, plate 10
PROVENANCE:
Exhibited Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1974
“That little melancholy air your papa was so fond of”
273 x 197mm. (10 ¾ x 7 ¾ inches), ink and watercolour drawing on paper, signed lower right
Reproduced as a colour plate in The Vicar of Wakefield, 1929, plate 10
PROVENANCE:
Exhibited Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1974
Upper estimate price exceeded by 39 %.
The work Original illustration for The Vicar of Wakefield (That little melancholy air your papa was so fond of) by Arthur Rackham was sold in the The Fantasy World of Arthur Rackham: Rare Original Illustrations from the Collection of Shirley Carter Burden auction at Sothebys in London in December 2021. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 13,860.00 (€ 16,532.07), 39% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Arthur Rackham have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Andromeda in September last year with an auction result of GBP 88,500.00 (€ 100,721.56).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 39 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Original illustration for The Vicar of Wakefield (That little melancholy air your papa was so fond of) von Arthur Rackham wurde im Dezember 2021 in der Auktion The Fantasy World of Arthur Rackham: Rare Original Illustrations from the Collection of Shirley Carter Burden bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 13.860,00 (€ 16.532,07) und damit 39% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Arthur Rackham auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Andromeda im September letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 88.500,00 (€ 100.721,56).
Arthur Rackham - Auction history
