Eric Gill, A.R.A.
St Joan of Arc
Found at
Christies,
London
Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale, London, Lot 4
25.Jun - 25.Jun.2015
Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale, London, Lot 4
25.Jun - 25.Jun.2015
Estimate: 300.000 - 500.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.210.500 GBP
Price realised: 2.210.500 GBP
Description
signed with monogram (on the back of the base)
Caen stone
40 in. (101.6 cm.) high
Carved in 1932.
Purchased by Mona Anderson at the 1936 exhibition, and by descent.
Caen stone
40 in. (101.6 cm.) high
Carved in 1932.
Purchased by Mona Anderson at the 1936 exhibition, and by descent.
A top price for Eric Gill
The work St Joan of Arc by Eric Gill was worth GBP 2,210,500.00 (€ 3,116,777.25) to a buyer in June 2015. This price was achieved in the auction Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale, London at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 500,000.00 many times over. This high result makes St Joan of Arc the most expensive artwork by Eric Gill that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Eric Gill
Die Arbeit St Joan of Arc von Eric Gill war einem Käufer im Juni 2015 GBP 2.210.500,00 (€ 3.116.777,25) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale, London bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 500.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht St Joan of Arc zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Eric Gill, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Eric Gill - Auction history
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