David Low
'Lesser Breeds' ('I Think It Is Correct To Say That There Is Not One Country To-Day On The Face Of The Earth, Even If Its Politics For The Time Being Are Hostile, That Does Not Thank God For Great Britain.’)
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer, Lot 82
14. Mar - 14. Mar 2018
The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer, Lot 82
14. Mar - 14. Mar 2018
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 1.250 GBP
Price realised: 1.250 GBP
Description
David Low
'LESSER BREEDS' ('I THINK IT IS CORRECT TO SAY THAT THERE IS NOT ONE COUNTRY TO-DAY ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH, EVEN IF ITS POLITICS FOR THE TIME BEING ARE HOSTILE, THAT DOES NOT THANK GOD FOR GREAT BRITAIN.’)
178 by 178mm., ink with pencil, signed, mounted, framed and glazed
EXHIBITED: | ‘The Illustrators. The British Art of Illustration 1780-1993’, Chris Beetles Gallery, 1993, no 310
'LESSER BREEDS' ('I THINK IT IS CORRECT TO SAY THAT THERE IS NOT ONE COUNTRY TO-DAY ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH, EVEN IF ITS POLITICS FOR THE TIME BEING ARE HOSTILE, THAT DOES NOT THANK GOD FOR GREAT BRITAIN.’)
178 by 178mm., ink with pencil, signed, mounted, framed and glazed
EXHIBITED: | ‘The Illustrators. The British Art of Illustration 1780-1993’, Chris Beetles Gallery, 1993, no 310
Auction result well in line with expectations
In March 2018 Sothebys in London held the auction The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer, which included the work 'Lesser Breeds' ('I Think It Is Correct To Say That There Is Not One Country To-Day On The Face Of The Earth, Even If Its Politics For The Time Being Are Hostile, That Does Not Thank God For Great Britain.’) by David Low. The price achieved of GBP 1,250.00 (€ 1,423.19) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 1,000.00 – 1,500.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by David Low achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work ‘Nuremberg’ (‘No Drums, No Trumpets, No Banners – Pah! How Much Better We Would Have Done It’) in March 2018 with an auction result of GBP 20,000.00 (€ 22,771.10).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im März 2018 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer durch, in der auch die Arbeit 'Lesser Breeds' ('I Think It Is Correct To Say That There Is Not One Country To-Day On The Face Of The Earth, Even If Its Politics For The Time Being Are Hostile, That Does Not Thank God For Great Britain.’) von David Low zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 1.250,00 (€ 1.423,19) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 1.000,00 – 1.500,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von David Low erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit ‘Nuremberg’ (‘No Drums, No Trumpets, No Banners – Pah! How Much Better We Would Have Done It’) im März 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 20.000,00 (€ 22.771,10).
David Low - Auction history
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