Fortunino Matania, R.I.
The new munition workers busily engaged in turning out shell for the British Army
Estimate: 700 - 1.000 GBP
Price realised: 4.000 GBP
Price realised: 4.000 GBP
Description
Fortunino Matania, R.I. (1881-1963)
The new munition workers busily engaged in turning out shell for the British Army
signed' F. Matania' (lower right)
pencil, pen and black ink and grey wash, on board, unframed
14 x 21 ¼ in. (35.5 x 54 cm.)
The new munition workers busily engaged in turning out shell for the British Army
signed' F. Matania' (lower right)
pencil, pen and black ink and grey wash, on board, unframed
14 x 21 ¼ in. (35.5 x 54 cm.)
Artwork auctioned at four times the upper estimate price
When the work The new munition workers busily engaged in turning out shell for the British Army by Fortunino Matania was auctioned at Christies in London in October 2014, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 1,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than four times as high at GBP 4,000.00 (€ 5,107.42). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Fortunino Matania - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work A Complete Set of Illustrations For The Tinker'S Wig, which sold at auction in June 2005 for GBP 11,760.00 (€ 17,429.06).
Kunstwerk zum Vierfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit The new munition workers busily engaged in turning out shell for the British Army von Fortunino Matania im Oktober 2014 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 1.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 4.000,00 (€ 5.107,42) mehr als viermal so hoch. Für andere Arbeiten von Fortunino Matania mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit A Complete Set of Illustrations For The Tinker'S Wig beobachtet, die im Juni 2005 für GBP 11.760,00 (€ 17.429,06) versteigert wurde.
Fortunino Matania - Auction history
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