Dr. Theodore S. Gisel Seuss - Yertle the turtle (illustrated); and The star-bellied skeetch

Dr. Theodore S. Gisel Seuss

Yertle the turtle (illustrated); and The star-bellied skeetch

Found at Christies, London
Christie's Interiors, Lot 472
7. Dec - 7. Dec 2010
Estimate: 1.200 - 1.800 GBP
Price realised: 1.250 GBP
Description
Dr. Theodore S. Gisel Seuss (American, 1904-1991)
Yertle the turtle (illustrated); and The star-bellied skeetch
the first signed and inscribed 'Best Wishes! Dr. Seuss' (lower right); the second signed 'Dr. Seuss' (lower centre)
pen and black ink and coloured crayons, unframed
5 x 8 in. (12.7 x 20.3 cm.); and 9 1/8 x 5½ in. (23.2 x 14 cm.) (2)
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Auction result well in line with expectations

The work Yertle the turtle (illustrated); and The star-bellied skeetch by Dr. Seuss was sold in the Christie's Interiors auction at Christies in London in December 2010. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 1,200.00 – 1,800.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 1,250.00 (€ 1,450.00) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Dr. Seuss - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Horton the elephant, which sold at auction in December 2008 for GBP 4,375.00 (€ 4,595.02).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit Yertle the turtle (illustrated); and The star-bellied skeetch von Dr. Seuss wurde im Dezember 2010 in der Auktion Christie's Interiors bei Christies in London versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 1.200,00 – 1.800,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 1.250,00 (€ 1.450,00) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Für andere Arbeiten von Dr. Seuss mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Horton the elephant beobachtet, die im Dezember 2008 für GBP 4.375,00 (€ 4.595,02) versteigert wurde.

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