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- Wounded Soldiers In A Casualty Clearing Station
Eric Kennington, R.A.
Wounded Soldiers In A Casualty Clearing Station
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 GBP
Price realised: 9.375 GBP
Price realised: 9.375 GBP
Description
Eric Kennington, R.A.
1888-1960
WOUNDED SOLDIERS IN A CASUALTY CLEARING STATION
inscribed by the censor and indistinctly dated 20/3/18
charcoal
56 by 72.5cm.; 22 by 28½in.
Thomas Agnews & Sons, London | Sale, Christie's London, 19th June 1997, lot 58 | Sale, Sotheby's Olympia, 7th June 2007, lot 4, where acquired by the present owner
1888-1960
WOUNDED SOLDIERS IN A CASUALTY CLEARING STATION
inscribed by the censor and indistinctly dated 20/3/18
charcoal
56 by 72.5cm.; 22 by 28½in.
Thomas Agnews & Sons, London | Sale, Christie's London, 19th June 1997, lot 58 | Sale, Sotheby's Olympia, 7th June 2007, lot 4, where acquired by the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by 34 %.
In June 2016 Sothebys in London held the auction Modern & Post-War British Art, which included the work Wounded Soldiers In A Casualty Clearing Station by Eric Kennington. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 9,375.00 (€ 11,253.06), 34% above the upper estimate. 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 34 % übertroffen
Im Juni 2016 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion Modern & Post-War British Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Wounded Soldiers In A Casualty Clearing Station von Eric Kennington zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 9.375,00 (€ 11.253,06) und damit 34% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. 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).
