Eric Ravilious
Aldeburgh Bathing Machines
Estimate: 150.000 - 250.000 GBP
Price realised: 269.000 GBP
Price realised: 269.000 GBP
Description
signed 'Eric Ravilious' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour
17¾ x 21 in. (45 x 53.3 cm.)
Executed in 1938.
with Leicester Galleries, London, where purchased by the present owner's father, and by descent.
pencil and watercolour
17¾ x 21 in. (45 x 53.3 cm.)
Executed in 1938.
with Leicester Galleries, London, where purchased by the present owner's father, and by descent.
A top price for Eric Ravilious
The work Aldeburgh Bathing Machines by Eric Ravilious was sold in the Modern British & Irish Art Evening Sale auction at Christies in London in November 2016. Here, the upper estimate of GBP 250,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for GBP 269,000.00 (€ 317,393.55). With this result, Aldeburgh Bathing Machines is even the most expensive work of art by Eric Ravilious that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Eric Ravilious
Die Arbeit Aldeburgh Bathing Machines von Eric Ravilious wurde im November 2016 in der Auktion Modern British & Irish Art Evening Sale bei Christies in London versteigert. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von GBP 250.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für GBP 269.000,00 (€ 317.393,55) einen neuen Besitzer. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Aldeburgh Bathing Machines sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Eric Ravilious, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Eric Ravilious - Auction history
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