Henry John Stock

Cain and Abel: The struggle against evil

Found at Christies, London
Victorian & British Impressionist Art, Lot 133
10. Nov - 10. Nov 2011
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.500 GBP
Price realised: 1.250 GBP
Henry John Stock (1853-1930)
Cain and Abel: The struggle against evil
signed and dated 'H.J. STOCK. 1916' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour, unframed
15½ x 9 5/8 in. (39.4 x 24.5 cm.)

Auction result misses estimated price range

When the work Cain and Abel: The struggle against evil by Henry John Stock was auctioned at Christies in London in November 2011, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 1,500.00 – 2,500.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 1,250.00 (€ 1,459.25). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Henry John Stock achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached 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).

Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne

Als die Arbeit Cain and Abel: The struggle against evil von Henry John Stock im November 2011 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 1.500,00 – 2.500,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 1.250,00 (€ 1.459,25) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Henry John Stock erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte 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).

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