Frank Cadogan Cowper, R.A.
Rapunzel sings from the Tower '.... in the fire Of sunset, I behold a face, Which sometime, if God give me grace, May kiss me in this very place' (Rapunzel - William Morris)
Estimate: 60.000 - 100.000 GBP
Price realised: 52.875 GBP
Price realised: 52.875 GBP
Description
Frank Cadogan Cowper, R.A. (1877-1958)
Rapunzel sings from the Tower
'.... in the fire
Of sunset, I behold a face,
Which sometime, if God give me grace,
May kiss me in this very place'
(Rapunzel - William Morris)
signed and dated 'F.C. COWPER/1908' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour with gum arabic, heightened with touches of bodycolour
26½ x 16½ in. (67.3 x 42 cm.)
Rapunzel sings from the Tower
'.... in the fire
Of sunset, I behold a face,
Which sometime, if God give me grace,
May kiss me in this very place'
(Rapunzel - William Morris)
signed and dated 'F.C. COWPER/1908' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour with gum arabic, heightened with touches of bodycolour
26½ x 16½ in. (67.3 x 42 cm.)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Rapunzel sings from the Tower '.... in the fire Of sunset, I behold a face, Which sometime, if God give me grace, May kiss me in this very place' (Rapunzel - William Morris) by Frank Cadogan Cowper was auctioned at Christies in London in November 2001, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 60,000.00 – 100,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork chang 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).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Rapunzel sings from the Tower '.... in the fire Of sunset, I behold a face, Which sometime, if God give me grace, May kiss me in this very place' (Rapunzel - William Morris) von Frank Cadogan Cowper im November 2001 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 60.000,00 – 100.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 52.875,00 (€ 84.140,78) den Besitzer. 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).
Frank Cadogan Cowper - Auction history
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