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Austin Osman Spare
The Nascent Soul (Portrait Of Walter Warren)
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 10.200 GBP
Price realised: 10.200 GBP
Description
Austin Osman Spare (British, 1886-1956)
The Nascent Soul (Portrait of Walter Warren)
signed and dated 'Austin O. Spare 1928.' (lower left); further signed, titled, dated and inscribed 'Original drawing by/Austin O Spare/No. 5 Date: 1928/Title: The nascent Soul' (on Artist's label attached to backboard)
pencil and chalk on paper
38 x 28cm (14 15/16 x 11in).
Frederick R. Koch (1933–2020) | Sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 12 May 1994, lot 79 | Alan Michael Harris
The Nascent Soul (Portrait of Walter Warren)
signed and dated 'Austin O. Spare 1928.' (lower left); further signed, titled, dated and inscribed 'Original drawing by/Austin O Spare/No. 5 Date: 1928/Title: The nascent Soul' (on Artist's label attached to backboard)
pencil and chalk on paper
38 x 28cm (14 15/16 x 11in).
Frederick R. Koch (1933–2020) | Sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 12 May 1994, lot 79 | Alan Michael Harris
Upper estimate price exceeded by 70 %.
The work The Nascent Soul (Portrait Of Walter Warren) by Austin Osman Spare was sold in the Modern British and Irish Art auction at Bonhams in March this year. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 10,200.00 (€ 11,604.47), 70% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Austin Osman Spare have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Nude, Charlotte Newman in December 2015 with an auction result of GBP 43,750.00 (€ 59,410.40).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 70 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit The Nascent Soul (Portrait Of Walter Warren) von Austin Osman Spare wurde im März diesen Jahres in der Auktion Modern British and Irish Art bei Bonhams versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 10.200,00 (€ 11.604,47) und damit 70% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Austin Osman Spare auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Nude, Charlotte Newman im Dezember 2015 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 43.750,00 (€ 59.410,40).