Darren Woodhead

Two ptarmigan; peregrine falcon; ptarmigan

Found at Christies, London (Online Auction)
The Astor Collection from Tillypronie, Aberdeenshire, Lot 402
04.Dez - 18.Dez.2017
Estimate: 1.200 - 1.800 GBP
Price realised: 3.250 GBP
all signed 'Darren Woodhead.' (lower right) and extensively inscribed '19th June 2007-5 June 2008.'
watercolour
15 1/8 x 22 ½ in. (38.5 x 57.2 cm.)

Upper estimate price exceeded by 81 %.

This artwork by Darren Woodhead achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in December 2017. In the The Astor Collection from Tillypronie, Aberdeenshire auction, the work Two ptarmigan; peregrine falcon; ptarmigan sold for GBP 3,250.00 (€ 3,657.40) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1,800.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Darren Woodhead; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Ptarmigan sold at auction in December 2017 with the realized price of GBP 4,000.00 (€ 4,501.41).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 81 % übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Darren Woodhead erzielte im Dezember 2017 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The Astor Collection from Tillypronie, Aberdeenshire wurde die Arbeit Two ptarmigan; peregrine falcon; ptarmigan für GBP 3.250,00 (€ 3.657,40) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.800,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Darren Woodhead; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Ptarmigan im Dezember 2017 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 4.000,00 (€ 4.501,41).

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