Claire Harkess

Three studies of pheasant in flight

Found at Christies, London (Online Auction)
The Astor Collection from Tillypronie, Aberdeenshire, Lot 396
04.Dez - 18.Dez.2017
Estimate: 1.200 - 1.800 GBP
Price realised: 21.250 GBP
two signed, 'Claire Harkess', one lower left, one lower right
watercolour on card
24 x 30 ¼ in. (61 x 76.8 cm.); and smaller

A top price for Claire Harkess

When the work Three studies of pheasant in flight by Claire Harkess was auctioned at Christies in London in December 2017, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 1,800.00 but the actual price achieved was more than 11 times as high at GBP 21,250.00 (€ 23,913.76). This high result makes Three studies of pheasant in flight the most expensive artwork by Claire Harkess that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Claire Harkess

Als die Arbeit Three studies of pheasant in flight von Claire Harkess im Dezember 2017 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 1.800,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 21.250,00 (€ 23.913,76) mehr als elfmal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Three studies of pheasant in flight zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Claire Harkess, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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