Aubrey Vincent Beardsley

Incipit Vita Nova: Here begins a new life

Found at Christies, London
Children's & Illustrated Books & Original Illustrations, Lot 94
18. DEC - 18. DEC 2008
Estimate: 1.200 - 1.800 GBP
Price realised: 32.450 GBP
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (1872-1898)
Incipit Vita Nova: Here begins a new life
pencil, pen and black ink and bodycolour, on brown paper
8 x 7¾ in. (20.3 x 19.7 cm.)

Artwork auctioned at 18 times the upper estimate price

The work Incipit Vita Nova: Here begins a new life by Aubrey Vincent Beardsley was worth GBP 32,450.00 (€ 34,081.94) to a buyer in December 2008. This price was achieved in the auction Children's & Illustrated Books & Original Illustrations at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 1,800.00 many times over. Admittedly, works by Aubrey Vincent Beardsley have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Design For The Front And First Page Of The Savoy Or Woman Fondling Grapes in November 2017 with an auction result of EUR 200,000.00.

Kunstwerk zum 18-fachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert

Die Arbeit Incipit Vita Nova: Here begins a new life von Aubrey Vincent Beardsley war einem Käufer im Dezember 2008 GBP 32.450,00 (€ 34.081,94) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Children's & Illustrated Books & Original Illustrations bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.800,00 um ein Vielfaches. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Aubrey Vincent Beardsley auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Design For The Front And First Page Of The Savoy Or Woman Fondling Grapes im November 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 200.000,00.

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