Edmund Blair Leighton

British Qui M'Aime Me Suit (Who Loves Me Follows Me)

Found at Sothebys, New York
European Art, Lot 74
22. May - 22. May 2018
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 USD
Price realised: 25.000 USD
Edmund Blair Leighton
1852 - 1922
BRITISHQUI M'AIME ME SUIT (WHO LOVES ME FOLLOWS ME)
signed E.B.L. and dated 91 (lower left); inscribed Qui m'aime me suit and signed E Blair Leighton (on a label on the reverse)
oil on panel
11 1/8 by 8 1/4 in.
28.3 by 21 cm
Thomas Agnew & Sons, London (acquired directly from the artist) | Sale: Christie's, Paris (date unknown, circa 1975), lot 49 | Sale: Christie's, London, December 11, 2008, lot 73, illustrated (as The Golden Train) | Acquired at the above sale

Upper estimate price exceeded by 25 %.

In May 2018 Sothebys in New York held the auction European Art, which included the work British Qui M'Aime Me Suit (Who Loves Me Follows Me) by Edmund Blair Leighton. The »bidding war« ended at USD 25,000.00 (€ 21,422.45), 25% above the upper estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Edmund Blair Leighton achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work God Speed in June 2000 with an auction result of GBP 707,750.00 (€ 1,121,870.87).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 25 % übertroffen

Im Mai 2018 führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion European Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit British Qui M'Aime Me Suit (Who Loves Me Follows Me) von Edmund Blair Leighton zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 25.000,00 (€ 21.422,45) und damit 25% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Edmund Blair Leighton erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit God Speed im Juni 2000 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 707.750,00 (€ 1.121.870,87).

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