Harry Clarke
An illustration for The Little Sea Maid from 'Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Anderson illustrated by Harry Clarke'
Found at
Christies,
London
The Irish Sale, Lot 3
10. May - 10. May 2007
The Irish Sale, Lot 3
10. May - 10. May 2007
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Harry Clarke (1889-1931)
An illustration for The Little Sea Maid from 'Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Anderson illustrated by Harry Clarke'
signed 'HARRY/CLARKE.' (lower right) and further signed and inscribed 'The Little Sea Maid/'She danced with such a step and/air as none had ever done before'/Harry Clarke' (on the backing sheet) and numbered '26' (centre right)
pencil, pen and black ink, and watercolour and bodycolour, with gum arabic, oval
18¼ x 13 in. (46.4 x 33 cm.)
An illustration for The Little Sea Maid from 'Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Anderson illustrated by Harry Clarke'
signed 'HARRY/CLARKE.' (lower right) and further signed and inscribed 'The Little Sea Maid/'She danced with such a step and/air as none had ever done before'/Harry Clarke' (on the backing sheet) and numbered '26' (centre right)
pencil, pen and black ink, and watercolour and bodycolour, with gum arabic, oval
18¼ x 13 in. (46.4 x 33 cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work An illustration for The Little Sea Maid from 'Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Anderson illustrated by Harry Clarke' by Harry Clarke was sold in the The Irish Sale auction at Christies in London in May 2007. The price achieved of GBP 9,000.00 (€ 13,244.11) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 7,000.00 – 10,000.00. Admittedly, works by Harry Clarke have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Mother of Sorrows, Memorial to Sister Superior Mary of Saint Wilfrid, Principal of Dowanhill Training College, Glasgow, 1926 in May 2002 with an auction result of GBP 65,725.00 (€ 102,926.24).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit An illustration for The Little Sea Maid from 'Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Anderson illustrated by Harry Clarke' von Harry Clarke wurde im Mai 2007 in der Auktion The Irish Sale bei Christies in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 9.000,00 (€ 13.244,11) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 7.000,00 – 10.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Harry Clarke auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Mother of Sorrows, Memorial to Sister Superior Mary of Saint Wilfrid, Principal of Dowanhill Training College, Glasgow, 1926 im Mai 2002 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 65.725,00 (€ 102.926,24).
Harry Clarke - Auction history
