Eric Kennington, R.A.
Heart of England; Homage to Richard Hillary
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 GBP
Price realised: 37.500 GBP
Price realised: 37.500 GBP
Description
signed with initials ‘EHK’ (lower right)
pastel on paper
15¾ x 19¼ in. (40 x 48.9 cm.)
Executed circa 1942-1944.
The family of Richard Hillary, and by descent to the previous owner. | Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 11 December 2006, lot 62, as 'Homage to Richard Hillary', where purchased by the present owner.
pastel on paper
15¾ x 19¼ in. (40 x 48.9 cm.)
Executed circa 1942-1944.
The family of Richard Hillary, and by descent to the previous owner. | Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 11 December 2006, lot 62, as 'Homage to Richard Hillary', where purchased by the present owner.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Heart of England; Homage to Richard Hillary by Eric Kennington was sold in the Modern British Art Day Sale auction at Christies in London in November 2018. The price achieved of GBP 37,500.00 (€ 42,298.86) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 30,000.00 – 50,000.00. Other works by Eric Kennington have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in October 2007 the work Trees at the Somme was auctioned for GBP 50,900.00 (€ 73,095.75).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Heart of England; Homage to Richard Hillary von Eric Kennington wurde im November 2018 in der Auktion Modern British Art Day Sale bei Christies in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 37.500,00 (€ 42.298,86) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 30.000,00 – 50.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Eric Kennington konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Oktober 2007 die Arbeit Trees at the Somme für GBP 50.900,00 (€ 73.095,75) versteigert.
Eric Kennington - Auction history
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