Charles Whymper
Brancaster
Found at
Christies,
London
British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings, Lot 12
15. Mar - 15. Mar 2001
British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings, Lot 12
15. Mar - 15. Mar 2001
Estimate: 250 - 350 GBP
Price realised: 564 GBP
Price realised: 564 GBP
Description
Charles Whymper (1853-1941)
Brancaster
signed and dedicated 'C. Whymper - to his good friend/Reid Moir' (lower left) and inscribed 'Brancaster - black/blocks of remains of old....' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white
9¼ x 13¼in. (23.5 x 33.5cm.)
Brancaster
signed and dedicated 'C. Whymper - to his good friend/Reid Moir' (lower left) and inscribed 'Brancaster - black/blocks of remains of old....' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white
9¼ x 13¼in. (23.5 x 33.5cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 61 %.
The work Brancaster by Charles Whymper was auctioned at Christies in London in March 2001. It achieved a price of GBP 564.00 (€ 910.07), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 61%. Admittedly, works by Charles Whymper have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Red grouse in flight in December 2017 with an auction result of GBP 5,625.00 (€ 6,330.11).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 61 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Brancaster von Charles Whymper kam im März 2001 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 564,00 (€ 910,07) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 61%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Charles Whymper auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Red grouse in flight im Dezember 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 5.625,00 (€ 6.330,11).
Charles Whymper - Auction history
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