Edmund Joseph Sullivan
'The Idealist' ('Sturdy Old Burgess: "And What, Sir, May Your Picture Represent?" | Pluperfect Futurist Trotsky: "The Mental State Of A Bolshevik Contemplating 'German Capitalists, Bankers And Landlords, Supported By The Silent Co-Operation Of English And
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer, Lot 53
14. Mar - 14. Mar 2018
The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer, Lot 53
14. Mar - 14. Mar 2018
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 1.063 GBP
Price realised: 1.063 GBP
Description
Edmund Joseph Sullivan
'THE IDEALIST' ('STURDY OLD BURGESS: "AND WHAT, SIR, MAY YOUR PICTURE REPRESENT?" | PLUPERFECT FUTURIST TROTSKY: "THE MENTAL STATE OF A BOLSHEVIK CONTEMPLATING 'GERMAN CAPITALISTS, BANKERS AND LANDLORDS, SUPPORTED BY THE SILENT CO-OPERATION OF ENGLISH AND FRENCH BOURGEOISIE'" | STURDY OLD BURGESS: "SIR, YOU HAVE PRODUCED A PRICELESS MASTERPIECE - AND IF IT IS TRUE THAT YOU HAVE SOLD IT FOR £22,000 YOU HAVE GIVEN IT AWAY!"')
A collection of two preliminary pencil drawings, the finished ink drawing and a copy of the published piece, comprising:
'THE IDEALIST' ('STURDY OLD BURGESS: "AND WHAT, SIR, MAY YOUR PICTURE REPRESENT?" | PLUPERFECT FUTURIST TROTSKY: "THE MENTAL STATE OF A BOLSHEVIK CONTEMPLATING 'GERMAN CAPITALISTS, BANKERS AND LANDLORDS, SUPPORTED BY THE SILENT CO-OPERATION OF ENGLISH AND FRENCH BOURGEOISIE'" | STURDY OLD BURGESS: "SIR, YOU HAVE PRODUCED A PRICELESS MASTERPIECE - AND IF IT IS TRUE THAT YOU HAVE SOLD IT FOR £22,000 YOU HAVE GIVEN IT AWAY!"')
A collection of two preliminary pencil drawings, the finished ink drawing and a copy of the published piece, comprising:
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work 'The Idealist' ('Sturdy Old Burgess: "And What, Sir, May Your Picture Represent?" | Pluperfect Futurist Trotsky: "The Mental State Of A Bolshevik Contemplating 'German Capitalists, Bankers And Landlords, Supported By The Silent Co-Operation Of English And by Edmund Joseph Sullivan was auctioned at Sothebys in London in March 2018. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 1,000.00 – 1,500.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 1,063.00 (€ 1,210.28) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Other works by Edmund Joseph Sullivan have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in December 2004 the work Illustrations to The French Revolution (one illustrated) was auctioned for GBP 1,553.50 (€ 2,198.63).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit 'The Idealist' ('Sturdy Old Burgess: "And What, Sir, May Your Picture Represent?" | Pluperfect Futurist Trotsky: "The Mental State Of A Bolshevik Contemplating 'German Capitalists, Bankers And Landlords, Supported By The Silent Co-Operation Of English And von Edmund Joseph Sullivan kam im März 2018 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 1.000,00 – 1.500,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 1.063,00 (€ 1.210,28) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Andere Arbeiten von Edmund Joseph Sullivan konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Dezember 2004 die Arbeit Illustrations to The French Revolution (one illustrated) für GBP 1.553,50 (€ 2.198,63) versteigert.
Edmund Joseph Sullivan - Auction history
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