Helen Beatrix Potter
'Then He Tried To Find His Way Straight Across The Garden, But He Became More And More Puzzled. Presently, He Came To A Pond Where Mr. Mcgregor Filled His Water-Cans. A White Cat Was Staring At Some Gold-Fish, She Sat Very, Very Still, But Now And
Found at
Christies,
London
British and Continental Watercolours, Lot 344
29. JUN - 29. JUN 2005
British and Continental Watercolours, Lot 344
29. JUN - 29. JUN 2005
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Helen Beatrix Potter (1866-1943)
'Then he tried to find his way straight across the garden, but he became more and more puzzled. Presently, he came to a pond where Mr. McGregor filled his water-cans. A white cat was staring at some gold-fish, she sat very, very still, but now and then the tip of her tail twitched as if it were alive. Peter thought it best to go away without speaking to her; he had heard about cats from his cousin, little Benjamin Bunny'
pen and black ink and watercolour, on silk, unframed
5½ x 5¾ in. (14 x 14.7 cm.)
'Then he tried to find his way straight across the garden, but he became more and more puzzled. Presently, he came to a pond where Mr. McGregor filled his water-cans. A white cat was staring at some gold-fish, she sat very, very still, but now and then the tip of her tail twitched as if it were alive. Peter thought it best to go away without speaking to her; he had heard about cats from his cousin, little Benjamin Bunny'
pen and black ink and watercolour, on silk, unframed
5½ x 5¾ in. (14 x 14.7 cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
In June 2005 Christies in London held the auction British and Continental Watercolours, which included the work 'Then He Tried To Find His Way Straight Across The Garden, But He Became More And More Puzzled. Presently, He Came To A Pond Where Mr. Mcgregor Filled His Water-Cans. A White Cat Was Staring At Some Gold-Fish, She Sat Very, Very Still, But Now And by Beatrix Potter. The price achieved of GBP 7,200.00 (€ 10,670.85) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 6,000.00 – 8,000.00. Admittedly, works by Beatrix Potter have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Gentleman Rabbit With Letter ("Benjamin Bunny") in December 2012 with an auction result of GBP 70,850.00 (€ 87,377.73).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Juni 2005 führte Christies in London die Auktion British and Continental Watercolours durch, in der auch die Arbeit 'Then He Tried To Find His Way Straight Across The Garden, But He Became More And More Puzzled. Presently, He Came To A Pond Where Mr. Mcgregor Filled His Water-Cans. A White Cat Was Staring At Some Gold-Fish, She Sat Very, Very Still, But Now And von Beatrix Potter zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 7.200,00 (€ 10.670,85) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 6.000,00 – 8.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Beatrix Potter auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Gentleman Rabbit With Letter ("Benjamin Bunny") im Dezember 2012 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 70.850,00 (€ 87.377,73).
Beatrix Potter - Auction history
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