Frank Cadogan Cowper, R.A.
Mariana In The South
Estimate: 25.000 - 35.000 GBP
Price realised: 47.000 GBP
Price realised: 47.000 GBP
Description
Frank Cadogan Cowper, R.A. (1837-1958)
Mariana in the South
signed with monogram (upper left) and inscribed 'And "Ah" she sang "to be all alone/to live forgotten and love forlorn"/Mariana in the South/Frank Cadogan Cowper/38 Barrow Hill Road/St. John's Wood/N.W./No 2.' and with inscription '9886/£125' (on a second label attached to the reverse)
pencil and watercolour heightened with bodycolour on card
19¾ x 13 in. (50.2 x 33 cm.)
Mariana in the South
signed with monogram (upper left) and inscribed 'And "Ah" she sang "to be all alone/to live forgotten and love forlorn"/Mariana in the South/Frank Cadogan Cowper/38 Barrow Hill Road/St. John's Wood/N.W./No 2.' and with inscription '9886/£125' (on a second label attached to the reverse)
pencil and watercolour heightened with bodycolour on card
19¾ x 13 in. (50.2 x 33 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 34 %.
The work Mariana In The South by Frank Cadogan Cowper was sold in the IMPORTANT BRITISH & IRISH ART auction at Christies in London in June 2001. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 47,000.00 (€ 78,076.35), 34% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Frank Cadogan Cowper have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Our Lady of the Fruits of the Earth in December 2011 with an auction result of GBP 469,250.00 (€ 561,993.16).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 34 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Mariana In The South von Frank Cadogan Cowper wurde im Juni 2001 in der Auktion IMPORTANT BRITISH & IRISH ART bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 47.000,00 (€ 78.076,35) und damit 34% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Frank Cadogan Cowper auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Our Lady of the Fruits of the Earth im Dezember 2011 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 469.250,00 (€ 561.993,16).
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