Charles Edward Turner

The last tense minutes of the "Ark Royal": A destroyer hitches alongside the sinking warship

Found at Christies, London
Christie's Interiors, Lot 66
7. Oct - 7. Oct 2014
Estimate: 600 - 800 GBP
Price realised: 688 GBP
Charles Edward Turner (1883-1965)
The last tense minutes of the "Ark Royal": A destroyer hitches alongside the sinking warship
signed ' C. E. TURNER' (lower right) and inscribed 'Destroyer alongside the sinking aircraft carrier/"Ark Royal" taking off the crew Nov 13 1941/ in the distance another destroyer is attacking the/German submarine with depth charges/Drawn by C. E. Turner/ under the direct supervision/of an eye witness.' (on a sheet attached to the reverse)
pencil and charcoal heightened with white, unframed
21 ½ x 29 ¾ in. (54.6 x 75.5 cm.)

Auction result well in line with expectations

The work The last tense minutes of the "Ark Royal": A destroyer hitches alongside the sinking warship by Charles E. Turner was auctioned at Christies in London in October 2014. The price achieved of GBP 687.50 (€ 877.84) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 600.00 – 800.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Charles E. Turner - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work R.A.F Display, which sold at auction in October 2012 for GBP 1,875.00 (€ 2,331.23).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit The last tense minutes of the "Ark Royal": A destroyer hitches alongside the sinking warship von Charles E. Turner kam im Oktober 2014 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 687,50 (€ 877,84) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 600,00 – 800,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von Charles E. Turner mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit R.A.F Display beobachtet, die im Oktober 2012 für GBP 1.875,00 (€ 2.331,23) versteigert wurde.

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