Eric Ravilious

Beachy Head Lighthouse (Belle Tout)

Found at Christies, London
Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale, Lot 6
25. Nov - 25. Nov 2015
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 GBP
Price realised: 170.500 GBP
pencil and watercolour
16 ¾ x 22 ½ in. (42.9 x 57 cm.)
Executed in 1939.
Purchased directly from the artist's estate by the present owner's parents circa 1965, and by descent.

Upper estimate price exceeded by 42 %.

In November 2015 Christies in London held the auction Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale, which included the work Beachy Head Lighthouse (Belle Tout) by Eric Ravilious. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 170,500.00 (€ 242,851.92), 42% above the upper estimate. Other works by Eric Ravilious have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of GBP 269,000.00 (€ 317,393.55) in November 2016 for the work Aldeburgh Bathing Machines.

Oberer Schätzpreis um 42 % übertroffen

Im November 2015 führte Christies in London die Auktion Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit Beachy Head Lighthouse (Belle Tout) von Eric Ravilious zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 170.500,00 (€ 242.851,92) und damit 42% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Andere Arbeiten von Eric Ravilious haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von GBP 269.000,00 (€ 317.393,55) im November 2016 für die Arbeit Aldeburgh Bathing Machines beobachtet.

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