Edward James

Octopus Island, calm day

Found at Christies, London
A Surreal Legacy: Selected works of art from The Edward James Foundation, Lot 69
15. Dec - 15. Dec 2016
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 18.750 GBP
signed, inscribed and dated 'Octopus Island/-calm day-/Edward J. July.1947' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
9 x 13 in. (22.8 x 33 cm.)

A top price for Edward James

When the work Octopus Island, calm day by Edward James was auctioned at Christies in London in December 2016, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 1,500.00 but the actual price achieved was more than 12 times as high at GBP 18,750.00 (€ 21,921.79). This high result makes Octopus Island, calm day the most expensive artwork by Edward James that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Edward James

Als die Arbeit Octopus Island, calm day von Edward James im Dezember 2016 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 1.500,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 18.750,00 (€ 21.921,79) mehr als zwölfmal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Octopus Island, calm day zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Edward James, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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