Henry John Stock
And the white moon became as blood and the stars of the heavens fell unto the earth (Rev. 6-12.13)
Found at
Christies,
London (Online Auction)
The Isabel Goldsmith Collection: Selected Pre-Raphaelite and Symbolist Art, Lot 70
30. Jun - 14. Jul 2022
The Isabel Goldsmith Collection: Selected Pre-Raphaelite and Symbolist Art, Lot 70
30. Jun - 14. Jul 2022
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
HENRY JOHN STOCK (1853-1930) And the white moon became as blood and the stars of the heavens fell unto the earth (Rev. 6-12.13) signed and dated 'H J STOCK./ 1910' (lower left) and inscribed 'And the whole moon became as blood-/and the stars of the heaven fell unto the earth / Rev 6 - 12.13.' (on an old label attached to the backing) pencil and watercolour with scratching out on artist's board 13 x 9 in. (33 x 23 cm.)
Artwork auctioned at five times the upper estimate price
When the work And the white moon became as blood and the stars of the heavens fell unto the earth (Rev. 6-12.13) by Henry John Stock was auctioned at Christies in London in July last year, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 1,500.00 but the actual price achieved was more than five times as high at GBP 8,190.00 (€ 9,780.31). Admittedly, works by Henry John Stock 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 Uplifting of Psyche 'By the help of a divinity not our own' - Virgil in June 2015 with an auction result of GBP 56,250.00 (€ 79,311.79).
Kunstwerk zum Fünffachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit And the white moon became as blood and the stars of the heavens fell unto the earth (Rev. 6-12.13) von Henry John Stock im Juli letzten Jahres bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 1.500,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 8.190,00 (€ 9.780,31) mehr als fünfmal so hoch. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Henry John Stock auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Uplifting of Psyche 'By the help of a divinity not our own' - Virgil im Juni 2015 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 56.250,00 (€ 79.311,79).
Henry John Stock - Auction history
