Donald Watson

Short-eared owl in flight; and Coots

Found at Christies, London (Online Auction)
The Astor Collection from Tillypronie, Aberdeenshire, Lot 307
04.Dez - 18.Dez.2017
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 1.500 GBP
the first signed, inscribed and dated 'SEOwl/Tynson 6/48/ Donald Watson' (lower left); the second signed 'DW.' (lower right)
watercolour; pencil and bodycolour on green-grey paper
8 5/8 x 11 ½ in. (21.9 x 29.2 cm.); 9 3/8 x 6 1/8 in. (23.8 x 15.6 cm.)
with The Wildlife Art Gallery, Suffolk, nos. 22 & 34.

A top price for Donald Watson - as previously expected

The work Short-eared owl in flight; and Coots by Donald Watson was sold in the The Astor Collection from Tillypronie, Aberdeenshire auction at Christies in London in December 2017. The auction ended at the price of GBP 1,500.00 (€ 1,688.03), which exactly corresponded to the upper end of the estimated price range of GBP 1,000.00 – 1,500.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Short-eared owl in flight; and Coots is the most expensive artwork by Donald Watson that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage

Die Arbeit Short-eared owl in flight; and Coots von Donald Watson wurde im Dezember 2017 in der Auktion The Astor Collection from Tillypronie, Aberdeenshire bei Christies in London versteigert. Das dabei erzielte Ergebnis von GBP 1.500,00 (€ 1.688,03) entsprach exakt dem oberen Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 1.000,00 – 1.500,00. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Short-eared owl in flight; and Coots das teuerste Kunstwerk von Donald Watson, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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