George Cruickshank
The murder of the loyal little drummer boy (recto); and The Irish Rebellion (verso)
Found at
Christies,
London
BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL DRAWINGS AND WATERCOLOURS AND ILLUST, Lot 131
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2001
BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL DRAWINGS AND WATERCOLOURS AND ILLUST, Lot 131
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2001
Estimate: 250 - 350 GBP
Price realised: 176 GBP
Price realised: 176 GBP
Description
George Cruickshank (1792-1878)
The murder of the loyal little drummer boy (recto); and The Irish Rebellion (verso)
signed 'Geo Cruickshank' (lower right) and inscribed 'Murder of the little drummer boy see other side' (lower centre) and further inscribed 'Irish Rebellion./Murdering the loyal drummer boy/murdering/the old man, grand daughter & dog.' (on the reverse) and further indistinctly inscribed and with artist's notes
pencil, unframed
6¾ x 8¼in. (17 x 21cm.)
The murder of the loyal little drummer boy (recto); and The Irish Rebellion (verso)
signed 'Geo Cruickshank' (lower right) and inscribed 'Murder of the little drummer boy see other side' (lower centre) and further inscribed 'Irish Rebellion./Murdering the loyal drummer boy/murdering/the old man, grand daughter & dog.' (on the reverse) and further indistinctly inscribed and with artist's notes
pencil, unframed
6¾ x 8¼in. (17 x 21cm.)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work The murder of the loyal little drummer boy (recto); and The Irish Rebellion (verso) by George Cruikshank was auctioned at Christies in London in December 2001, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 250.00 – 350.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 176.25 (€ 287.97). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by George Cruikshank achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Study for 'The Highland Whisky-Still' in February 2003 with an auction result of GBP 7,409.00 (€ 10,816.91).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit The murder of the loyal little drummer boy (recto); and The Irish Rebellion (verso) von George Cruikshank im Dezember 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 250,00 – 350,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 176,25 (€ 287,97) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von George Cruikshank erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Study for 'The Highland Whisky-Still' im Februar 2003 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 7.409,00 (€ 10.816,91).
George Cruikshank - Auction history
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