David Thorpe
The Exiled Flower Is Great Libertie
Found at
Sothebys,
London (Online Auction)
Contemporary Art Online | London, Lot 31
22. Aug - 22. Aug 2019
Contemporary Art Online | London, Lot 31
22. Aug - 22. Aug 2019
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
DAVID THORPE
b. 1972
THE EXILED FLOWER IS GREAT LIBERTIE
signed on a label affixed to the reverse
watercolour on paper
sheet: 75 by 55.5 cm. 29½ by 21¾ in.
frame: 84.5 by 64.3 cm. 33¼ by 25⅜ in.
Executed in 2005.
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Maureen Paley, London | Acquired from the above by the present owner
b. 1972
THE EXILED FLOWER IS GREAT LIBERTIE
signed on a label affixed to the reverse
watercolour on paper
sheet: 75 by 55.5 cm. 29½ by 21¾ in.
frame: 84.5 by 64.3 cm. 33¼ by 25⅜ in.
Executed in 2005.
To view shipping calculator, please click here
Maureen Paley, London | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work The Exiled Flower Is Great Libertie by David Thorpe was auctioned at Sothebys in London in August 2019, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 4,000.00 – 6,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 2,750.00 (€ 3,044.54). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by David Thorpe achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Do What You Have To Do in October 2011 with an auction result of GBP 34,850.00 (€ 40,332.25).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit The Exiled Flower Is Great Libertie von David Thorpe im August 2019 bei Sothebys in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 4.000,00 – 6.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 2.750,00 (€ 3.044,54) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von David Thorpe erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Do What You Have To Do im Oktober 2011 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 34.850,00 (€ 40.332,25).
David Thorpe - Auction history
