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- Gibralter, 1945; and Ships at sea
Edward Wesson
Gibralter, 1945; and Ships at sea
Found at
Christies,
London
20th Century British Art, Lot 117
1. Jul - 1. Jul 2004
20th Century British Art, Lot 117
1. Jul - 1. Jul 2004
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Edward Wesson (b.1910)
Gibralter, 1945; and Ships at sea
signed 'Wesson.' (lower left), inscribed and dated 'Gibralter 1945.' (lower right), signed again 'Edward Wesson RI.RBA.RSMA.' (lower right, on the mount), further inscribed and dated again 'From a sketch May 14th 1945.' (lower left, on the mount)
watercolour
10 x 12½ in. (25.4 x 31.7 cm.) (2)
Gibralter, 1945; and Ships at sea
signed 'Wesson.' (lower left), inscribed and dated 'Gibralter 1945.' (lower right), signed again 'Edward Wesson RI.RBA.RSMA.' (lower right, on the mount), further inscribed and dated again 'From a sketch May 14th 1945.' (lower left, on the mount)
watercolour
10 x 12½ in. (25.4 x 31.7 cm.) (2)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 49 %.
In July 2004 Christies in London held the auction 20th Century British Art, which included the work Gibralter, 1945; and Ships at sea by Edward Wesson. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 896.25 (€ 1,354.43), 49% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Edward Wesson - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Thames barges racing on the estuary, which sold at auction in December 2005 for GBP 3,240.00 (€ 4,702.68).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 49 % übertroffen
Im Juli 2004 führte Christies in London die Auktion 20th Century British Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Gibralter, 1945; and Ships at sea von Edward Wesson zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 896,25 (€ 1.354,43) und damit 49% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von Edward Wesson mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Thames barges racing on the estuary beobachtet, die im Dezember 2005 für GBP 3.240,00 (€ 4.702,68) versteigert wurde.
