Edwin Whitney-Smith
Head of a young man
Found at
Christies,
London
20th Century British Art & Dreaming Spires; Watercolours of Oxford and Cambridge Colleges, Lot 52
7. Dec - 7. Dec 2006
20th Century British Art & Dreaming Spires; Watercolours of Oxford and Cambridge Colleges, Lot 52
7. Dec - 7. Dec 2006
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 1.800 GBP
Price realised: 1.800 GBP
Description
Edwin Whitney-Smith (1880-1952)
Head of a young man
signed and dated 'E./W/H/I/T/N/E/Y/S/M/I/T/H/1/9/2/1' (on the neck)
marble
17 in. (43.2 cm.) high, excluding base
Head of a young man
signed and dated 'E./W/H/I/T/N/E/Y/S/M/I/T/H/1/9/2/1' (on the neck)
marble
17 in. (43.2 cm.) high, excluding base
Auction result misses estimated price range
In December 2006 a collector was able to acquire the work Head of a young man by Edwin Whitney-Smith for GBP 1,800.00 (€ 2,671.43). This price was achieved in the auction 20th Century British Art & Dreaming Spires; Watercolours of Oxford and Cambridge Colleges at Christies in London and was even below the estimate range of GBP 2,000.00 – 3,000.00 set by the auction house. Other works by Edwin Whitney-Smith have also sold for higher prices; the highest price we have seen at auction so far was achieved in March 2012 by the work Bust of a young man at GBP 3,250.00 (€ 3,896.15).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Im Dezember 2006 konnte ein Sammler die Arbeit Head of a young man von Edwin Whitney-Smith für GBP 1.800,00 (€ 2.671,43) erwerben. Dieser Preis wurde in der Auktion 20th Century British Art & Dreaming Spires; Watercolours of Oxford and Cambridge Colleges bei Christies in London erzielt und lag noch unterhalb der von dem Auktionshaus angesetzten Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 2.000,00 – 3.000,00. Andere Arbeiten von Edwin Whitney-Smith wurden auch schon teurer gehandelt; den höchsten Preis, den wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachten konnten, erzielte im März 2012 die Arbeit Bust of a young man mit GBP 3.250,00 (€ 3.896,15).
Edwin Whitney-Smith - Auction history
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