Claude Harrison
Sketch for Commedia del Arte; and 3 further works by the same hand
Estimate: 300 - 500 GBP
Price realised: 900 GBP
Price realised: 900 GBP
Description
Claude Harrison (b.1922)
Sketch for Commedia del Arte; and 3 further works by the same hand
signed 'Claude Harrison' (lower right), inscribed 'Bursting Baloons [sic]' (lower centre) and dated '12.4.01' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour, unframed
6¼ x 7¾ in. (15.9 x 19.7 cm.) (4)
Sketch for Commedia del Arte; and 3 further works by the same hand
signed 'Claude Harrison' (lower right), inscribed 'Bursting Baloons [sic]' (lower centre) and dated '12.4.01' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour, unframed
6¼ x 7¾ in. (15.9 x 19.7 cm.) (4)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 80 %.
This artwork by Claude Harrison achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in August 2006. In the 20th Century British Art auction, the work Sketch for Commedia del Arte; and 3 further works by the same hand sold for GBP 900.00 (€ 1,338.36) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 500.00. Admittedly, works by Claude Harrison have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Magic Skateboard in June 2001 with an auction result of GBP 3,290.00 (€ 5,465.34).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 80 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Claude Harrison erzielte im August 2006 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion 20th Century British Art wurde die Arbeit Sketch for Commedia del Arte; and 3 further works by the same hand für GBP 900,00 (€ 1.338,36) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 500,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Claude Harrison auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Magic Skateboard im Juni 2001 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 3.290,00 (€ 5.465,34).
Claude Harrison - Auction history
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