George R. Cummings

Shackleton'S Ship Endurance, Leaving Grytviken Whaling Station, South Georgia, 1914

Found at Christies, London
MARITIME PICTURES, Lot 583
16. NOV - 16. NOV 2005
Estimate: 500 - 700 GBP
Price realised: 1.020 GBP
George R. Cummings, 20th Century
Shackleton's ship Endurance, leaving Grytviken whaling station, South Georgia, 1914
signed and inscribed 'George R Cummings/Edinburgh./C Copyright.' (lower left) and further inscribed and dated 'Shackleton's/ship/'Endurance'/leaving Grytviken/Whaling Station/South Georgia./1914' (lower right)
oil on board
23½ x 47¾ in. (59.7 x 121.3 cm.)

Upper estimate price exceeded by 46 %.

The work Shackleton'S Ship Endurance, Leaving Grytviken Whaling Station, South Georgia, 1914 by George R. Cummings was auctioned at Christies in London in November 2005. It achieved a price of GBP 1,020.00 (€ 1,498.51), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 46%. Other works by George R. Cummings have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of GBP 1,673.00 (€ 2,406.60) in November 2004 for the work Shackleton'S Endurance Arriving At Grytviken, South Georgia.

Oberer Schätzpreis um 46 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit Shackleton'S Ship Endurance, Leaving Grytviken Whaling Station, South Georgia, 1914 von George R. Cummings kam im November 2005 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 1.020,00 (€ 1.498,51) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 46%. Andere Arbeiten von George R. Cummings haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von GBP 1.673,00 (€ 2.406,60) im November 2004 für die Arbeit Shackleton'S Endurance Arriving At Grytviken, South Georgia beobachtet.

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