Eric Kennington, R.A.
Nude Study (No. 1)
Found at
Christies,
London
Brian Sewell - Critic & Collector, Lot 180
27. Sep - 27. Sep 2016
Brian Sewell - Critic & Collector, Lot 180
27. Sep - 27. Sep 2016
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
signed with initials and dated 'EHK 26' (lower left)
pencil, charcoal and pastel
22 x 13¾ in. (56 x 35 cm.)
Mrs E.H. Kennington, June 1961. | with Leicester Galleries, London, January 1973, where purchased by Simon Heneage. | Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 15 November 1978, lot 87, where purchased by Brian Sewell.
pencil, charcoal and pastel
22 x 13¾ in. (56 x 35 cm.)
Mrs E.H. Kennington, June 1961. | with Leicester Galleries, London, January 1973, where purchased by Simon Heneage. | Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 15 November 1978, lot 87, where purchased by Brian Sewell.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 88 %.
This artwork by Eric Kennington achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in September 2016. In the Brian Sewell - Critic & Collector auction, the work Nude Study (No. 1) sold for GBP 9,375.00 (€ 10,857.41) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 5,000.00. Admittedly, works by Eric Kennington have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Trees at the Somme in October 2007 with an auction result of GBP 50,900.00 (€ 73,095.75).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 88 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Eric Kennington erzielte im September 2016 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Brian Sewell - Critic & Collector wurde die Arbeit Nude Study (No. 1) für GBP 9.375,00 (€ 10.857,41) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 5.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Eric Kennington auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Trees at the Somme im Oktober 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 50.900,00 (€ 73.095,75).
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