David Low
‘My Chimney, I Believe!’
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer, Lot 83
14. Mar - 14. Mar 2018
The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer, Lot 83
14. Mar - 14. Mar 2018
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 4.750 GBP
Price realised: 4.750 GBP
Description
David Low
‘MY CHIMNEY, I BELIEVE!’
298 by 483mm., pen ink and crayon with bodycolour, signed and inscribed with title, dated ‘17/11/39’ on reverse, further inscribed ‘To Honor Earl from Low 1940’, mounted, framed and glazed
EXHIBITED: | ‘The Illustrators. The British Art of Illustration 1786-2005’, Chris Beetles Gallery, 2005, no 621; 'Images Of Power: From The Jeffrey Archer Cartoon Collection', Monnow Valley Arts, 3 September - 30 October 2011
‘MY CHIMNEY, I BELIEVE!’
298 by 483mm., pen ink and crayon with bodycolour, signed and inscribed with title, dated ‘17/11/39’ on reverse, further inscribed ‘To Honor Earl from Low 1940’, mounted, framed and glazed
EXHIBITED: | ‘The Illustrators. The British Art of Illustration 1786-2005’, Chris Beetles Gallery, 2005, no 621; 'Images Of Power: From The Jeffrey Archer Cartoon Collection', Monnow Valley Arts, 3 September - 30 October 2011
Upper estimate price exceeded by 58 %.
In March 2018 Sothebys in London held the auction The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer, which included the work ‘My Chimney, I Believe!’ by David Low. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 4,750.00 (€ 5,408.14), 58% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by David Low have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved 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).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 58 % übertroffen
Im März 2018 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer durch, in der auch die Arbeit ‘My Chimney, I Believe!’ von David Low zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 4.750,00 (€ 5.408,14) und damit 58% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von David Low auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen 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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