Ernest Howard Shepard
Preliminary cover design for The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame, 1959 edition.
Found at
Christies,
London
Christie's Interiors, Lot 384
13. May - 13. May 2014
Christie's Interiors, Lot 384
13. May - 13. May 2014
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Ernest Howard Shepard (1879-1976)
Preliminary cover design for The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame, 1959 edition.
signed with initials 'EHS' (lower right)
pencil
3.3/4 x 6.1/4 in. (9.5 x 15.8 cm.)
Preliminary cover design for The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame, 1959 edition.
signed with initials 'EHS' (lower right)
pencil
3.3/4 x 6.1/4 in. (9.5 x 15.8 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 88 %.
This artwork by Ernest Shepard achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in May 2014. In the Christie's Interiors auction, the work Preliminary cover design for The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame, 1959 edition. sold for GBP 2,250.00 (€ 2,765.32) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1,200.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Ernest Shepard achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work "Here Is Edward Bear, Coming Downstairs Now, Bump, Bump, Bump, On The Back Of His Head, Behind Christopher Robin." in December 2012 with an auction result of GBP 139,250.00 (€ 171,733.92).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 88 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Ernest Shepard erzielte im Mai 2014 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Christie's Interiors wurde die Arbeit Preliminary cover design for The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame, 1959 edition. für GBP 2.250,00 (€ 2.765,32) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.200,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Ernest Shepard erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit "Here Is Edward Bear, Coming Downstairs Now, Bump, Bump, Bump, On The Back Of His Head, Behind Christopher Robin." im Dezember 2012 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 139.250,00 (€ 171.733,92).
Ernest Shepard - Auction history
