Edward Adrian Wilson
The Last Sight of Mount Discovery: Ss. "Morning" & "Terra Nova" Following The "Discovery" Out of Mcmurdo Strait, Feb.19.04 Midnight
Found at
Christies,
London
Exploration and Travel with The Polar Sale, Lot 168
23. Sep - 23. Sep 2004
Exploration and Travel with The Polar Sale, Lot 168
23. Sep - 23. Sep 2004
Estimate: 4.500 - 5.500 GBP
Price realised: 5.378 GBP
Price realised: 5.378 GBP
Description
Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)
The last sight of Mount Discovery: SS. "Morning" & "Terra Nova" following the "Discovery" out of McMurdo Strait, Feb.19.04 Midnight
inscribed as title on a sheet attached to the mount
watercolour on paper
4¾ x 8 1/8in. (12.1 x 20.6cm.)
The last sight of Mount Discovery: SS. "Morning" & "Terra Nova" following the "Discovery" out of McMurdo Strait, Feb.19.04 Midnight
inscribed as title on a sheet attached to the mount
watercolour on paper
4¾ x 8 1/8in. (12.1 x 20.6cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work The Last Sight of Mount Discovery: Ss. "Morning" & "Terra Nova" Following The "Discovery" Out of Mcmurdo Strait, Feb.19.04 Midnight by Edward Adrian Wilson was auctioned at Christies in London in September 2004. It changed hands for a price of GBP 5,377.50 (€ 7,834.34) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of GBP 4,500.00 – 5,500.00. Admittedly, works by Edward Adrian Wilson have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The sledge party to White Island, February 1902: Shackleton, Wilson and Ferrar preparing to set out; Shackleton and Wilson making camp in September 2007 with an auction result of GBP 22,100.00 (€ 31,689.77).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit The Last Sight of Mount Discovery: Ss. "Morning" & "Terra Nova" Following The "Discovery" Out of Mcmurdo Strait, Feb.19.04 Midnight von Edward Adrian Wilson kam im September 2004 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von GBP 5.377,50 (€ 7.834,34) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 4.500,00 – 5.500,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Edward Adrian Wilson auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The sledge party to White Island, February 1902: Shackleton, Wilson and Ferrar preparing to set out; Shackleton and Wilson making camp im September 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 22.100,00 (€ 31.689,77).
Edward Adrian Wilson - Auction history
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