Edward James

Young man carrying a lantern

Found at Christies, London
A Surreal Legacy: Selected works of art from The Edward James Foundation, Lot 19
15. Dec - 15. Dec 2016
Estimate: 600 - 900 GBP
Price realised: 2.500 GBP
pencil, pen and blue ink, watercolour and bodycolour on two joined sheets
13 ½ x 7 7/8 in. (34.2 x 20.3 cm.)

Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%

This artwork by Edward James achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in December 2016. In the A Surreal Legacy: Selected works of art from The Edward James Foundation auction, the work Young man carrying a lantern sold for GBP 2,500.00 (€ 2,922.91) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 900.00. Admittedly, works by Edward James 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 Revolving Islands in December 2016 with an auction result of GBP 18,750.00 (€ 21,921.79).

Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Edward James erzielte im Dezember 2016 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion A Surreal Legacy: Selected works of art from The Edward James Foundation wurde die Arbeit Young man carrying a lantern für GBP 2.500,00 (€ 2.922,91) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 900,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Edward James auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Revolving Islands im Dezember 2016 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 18.750,00 (€ 21.921,79).

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