Henry Tonks
Illustration For The 'Lovers Of Orelay' By George Moore
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Made in Britain, Lot 81
18. Sep - 18. Sep 2018
Made in Britain, Lot 81
18. Sep - 18. Sep 2018
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Henry Tonks
1862-1937
ILLUSTRATION FOR THE 'LOVERS OF ORELAY' BY GEORGE MOORE
Mary Hutchinson posed for Henry Tonks’s comic, Boucher-esque illustrations of ‘The Lovers of Orelay’, a somewhat scandalous episode in the autobiography, Memoirs of My Dead Life, first published in 1906, by his good friend, the Irish author George Moore.
signed with initials and dedicated
pencil and chalk on card
25.5 by 39.5cm.; 10¼ by 15½in.
Gifted by the Artist to Mary Hutchinson, and thence by descent to the late owner
1862-1937
ILLUSTRATION FOR THE 'LOVERS OF ORELAY' BY GEORGE MOORE
Mary Hutchinson posed for Henry Tonks’s comic, Boucher-esque illustrations of ‘The Lovers of Orelay’, a somewhat scandalous episode in the autobiography, Memoirs of My Dead Life, first published in 1906, by his good friend, the Irish author George Moore.
signed with initials and dedicated
pencil and chalk on card
25.5 by 39.5cm.; 10¼ by 15½in.
Gifted by the Artist to Mary Hutchinson, and thence by descent to the late owner
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work Illustration For The 'Lovers Of Orelay' By George Moore by Henry Tonks was worth GBP 1,875.00 (€ 2,105.87) to a buyer in September 2018. This price was achieved in the auction Made in Britain at Sothebys in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 600.00 many times over. Admittedly, works by Henry Tonks have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Study for 'An Advanced Dressing Station in France' in June 2018 with an auction result of GBP 10,000.00 (€ 11,301.70).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Illustration For The 'Lovers Of Orelay' By George Moore von Henry Tonks war einem Käufer im September 2018 GBP 1.875,00 (€ 2.105,87) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Made in Britain bei Sothebys in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 600,00 um ein Vielfaches. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Henry Tonks auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Study for 'An Advanced Dressing Station in France' im Juni 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 10.000,00 (€ 11.301,70).
Henry Tonks - Auction history
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