Jack Spurling - The Australian Clipper Ship Torrens Under Full Sail

Jack Spurling

The Australian Clipper Ship Torrens Under Full Sail

Found at Christies, London
Maritime Art, Lot 88
12. Jun - 12. Jun 2013
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 GBP
Price realised: 17.500 GBP
Description
Jack Spurling (London 1870-1933)
The Australian clipper ship Torrens under full sail
signed and dated 'J. Spurling/1928.' (lower left)
pen and black ink, watercolour and bodycolour, on paper
14¼ x 20½ in. (36.2 x 52 cm.)
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A top price for Jack Spurling

This artwork by Jack Spurling achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in June 2013. In the Maritime Art auction, the work The Australian Clipper Ship Torrens Under Full Sail sold for GBP 17,500.00 (€ 20,425.63) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 8,000.00. This high result makes The Australian Clipper Ship Torrens Under Full Sail the most expensive artwork by Jack Spurling that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Jack Spurling

Dieses Kunstwerk von Jack Spurling erzielte im Juni 2013 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Maritime Art wurde die Arbeit The Australian Clipper Ship Torrens Under Full Sail für GBP 17.500,00 (€ 20.425,63) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 8.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The Australian Clipper Ship Torrens Under Full Sail zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Jack Spurling, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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