Humphrey Spender
Arterial Man
Found at
Christies,
London
The Poetry of Crisis; The Peter Nahum Collection of British Surrealist and Avant-Garde Art 1930-1951, Lot 25
15. Nov - 15. Nov 2006
The Poetry of Crisis; The Peter Nahum Collection of British Surrealist and Avant-Garde Art 1930-1951, Lot 25
15. Nov - 15. Nov 2006
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.600 GBP
Price realised: 3.600 GBP
Description
Humphrey Spender (1910-2005)
Arterial Man
signed 'H.Spender' (lower left)
oil on board
10¾ x 13¾ in. (17.3 x 35 cm.)
Painted in 1940.
Arterial Man
signed 'H.Spender' (lower left)
oil on board
10¾ x 13¾ in. (17.3 x 35 cm.)
Painted in 1940.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Arterial Man by Humphrey Spender was sold in the The Poetry of Crisis; The Peter Nahum Collection of British Surrealist and Avant-Garde Art 1930-1951 auction at Christies in London in November 2006. The price achieved of GBP 3,600.00 (€ 5,346.11) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 3,000.00 – 5,000.00. Other works by Humphrey Spender have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in March 2008 the work Sails At Rab was auctioned for GBP 4,750.00 (€ 5,967.18).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Arterial Man von Humphrey Spender wurde im November 2006 in der Auktion The Poetry of Crisis; The Peter Nahum Collection of British Surrealist and Avant-Garde Art 1930-1951 bei Christies in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 3.600,00 (€ 5.346,11) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 3.000,00 – 5.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Humphrey Spender konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im März 2008 die Arbeit Sails At Rab für GBP 4.750,00 (€ 5.967,18) versteigert.
Humphrey Spender - Auction history
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