Desmond Morris
The Courtship
Found at
Christies,
Amsterdam (Online Auction)
A Thousand Roads: A Private Collection in Rome, Lot 2
9. Nov - 23. Nov 2021
A Thousand Roads: A Private Collection in Rome, Lot 2
9. Nov - 23. Nov 2021
Estimate: 10.000 - 13.000 EUR
Price realised: 56.250 EUR
Price realised: 56.250 EUR
Description
Desmond Morris (b. 1928)
The Courtship
signed with the artist’s monogram and dated ‘M 48’ (lower right); signed and dated ‘Desmond Morris 1948/29’ (on the overlap); signed with the artist’s monogram, titled and dated ‘July 11th-21st 1948 M “The Courtship”' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
137.5 x 96.5cm.
Painted in 1948
Please note this lot is the property of a consumer. See H1 of the Conditions of Sale.
The Courtship
signed with the artist’s monogram and dated ‘M 48’ (lower right); signed and dated ‘Desmond Morris 1948/29’ (on the overlap); signed with the artist’s monogram, titled and dated ‘July 11th-21st 1948 M “The Courtship”' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
137.5 x 96.5cm.
Painted in 1948
Please note this lot is the property of a consumer. See H1 of the Conditions of Sale.
A top price for Desmond Morris
When the work The Courtship by Desmond Morris was auctioned at Christies in Amsterdam in November 2021, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at - in retrospect quite modest - EUR 13,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than four times as high at EUR 56,250.00. This high result makes The Courtship the most expensive artwork by Desmond Morris that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Desmond Morris
Als die Arbeit The Courtship von Desmond Morris im November 2021 bei Christies in Amsterdam versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – EUR 13.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit EUR 56.250,00 mehr als viermal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The Courtship zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Desmond Morris, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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