Eric Kennington, R.A.
Bourlon Wood Hill
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Modern & Post-War British Art, Lot 135
23. Nov - 23. Nov 2016
Modern & Post-War British Art, Lot 135
23. Nov - 23. Nov 2016
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Eric Kennington, R.A.
1888-1960
BOURLON WOOD HILL
signed
watercolour, gouache and pencil on paper
38 by 63.5cm.; 15 by 25in.
Executed circa March - May 1919.
The Artist's Estate | Christopher Kennington, March 1975 | Jennings Fine Art, Monmouthshire, where acquired by the present owner, February 2010
1888-1960
BOURLON WOOD HILL
signed
watercolour, gouache and pencil on paper
38 by 63.5cm.; 15 by 25in.
Executed circa March - May 1919.
The Artist's Estate | Christopher Kennington, March 1975 | Jennings Fine Art, Monmouthshire, where acquired by the present owner, February 2010
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work Bourlon Wood Hill by Eric Kennington was auctioned at Sothebys in London in November 2016, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 6,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 22,500.00 (€ 26,547.79). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Eric Kennington - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Trees at the Somme, which sold at auction in October 2007 for GBP 50,900.00 (€ 73,095.75).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Bourlon Wood Hill von Eric Kennington im November 2016 bei Sothebys in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 6.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 22.500,00 (€ 26.547,79) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Für andere Arbeiten von Eric Kennington mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Trees at the Somme beobachtet, die im Oktober 2007 für GBP 50.900,00 (€ 73.095,75) versteigert wurde.
Eric Kennington - Auction history
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