Eric Thake
An Opera House in Every Home, 1972
Found at
Bonhams,
New York
The Fred and Elinor Wrobel CollectionThe Artist's Eye, Lot 97
29. Aug - 29. Aug 2023
The Fred and Elinor Wrobel CollectionThe Artist's Eye, Lot 97
29. Aug - 29. Aug 2023
Estimate: 1.000 - 2.000 AUD
Price realised: 3.936 AUD
Price realised: 3.936 AUD
Description
Eric Thake (1904-1982)
An Opera House in Every Home, 1972
titled, signed and dated lower margin: 'An Opera House in Every Home Eric Thake 1972'
linocut
13.5 x 21.0cm (5 5/16 x 8 1/4in).
An Opera House in Every Home, 1972
titled, signed and dated lower margin: 'An Opera House in Every Home Eric Thake 1972'
linocut
13.5 x 21.0cm (5 5/16 x 8 1/4in).
Upper estimate price exceeded by 97 %.
This artwork by Eric Thake achieved an unexpectedly high price at Bonhams in New York in August this year. In the The Fred and Elinor Wrobel CollectionThe Artist's Eye auction, the work An Opera House in Every Home, 1972 sold for AUD 3,936.00 (€ 2,348.75) - well above the upper estimate of AUD 2,000.00. Admittedly, works by Eric Thake have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Complete Set of 40 Christmas Cards, 1941-1980 dimensions variable, approximately 15.0 x 20.0cm (each) (Unframed) in April 2021 with an auction result of AUD 22,140.00 (€ 18,403.99).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 97 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Eric Thake erzielte im August diesen Jahres bei Bonhams in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The Fred and Elinor Wrobel CollectionThe Artist's Eye wurde die Arbeit An Opera House in Every Home, 1972 für AUD 3.936,00 (€ 2.348,75) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von AUD 2.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Eric Thake auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Complete Set of 40 Christmas Cards, 1941-1980 dimensions variable, approximately 15.0 x 20.0cm (each) (Unframed) im April 2021 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von AUD 22.140,00 (€ 18.403,99).
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