John Craxton, R.A.
Blue Tree Root in Welsh Estuary (Picton)
Found at
Christies,
London
The Delighted Eye: Works from the Collection of Allen and Beryl Freer, Lot 306
23.Jan - 23.Jan.2020
The Delighted Eye: Works from the Collection of Allen and Beryl Freer, Lot 306
23.Jan - 23.Jan.2020
Estimate: 15.000 - 25.000 GBP
Price realised: 33.750 GBP
Price realised: 33.750 GBP
Description
signed and dated '-Craxton-43-' (lower right)
gouache and oil on paper laid down on panel
12 5/8 x 20 in. (32.2 x 50.8 cm.)
Painted in 1943.
with Tib Lane Gallery, Manchester, where purchased by the present owner.
gouache and oil on paper laid down on panel
12 5/8 x 20 in. (32.2 x 50.8 cm.)
Painted in 1943.
with Tib Lane Gallery, Manchester, where purchased by the present owner.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 35 %.
The work Blue Tree Root in Welsh Estuary (Picton) by John Craxton was sold in the The Delighted Eye: Works from the Collection of Allen and Beryl Freer auction at Christies in London in January 2020. It achieved a price of GBP 33,750.00 (€ 40,145.25), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 35%. Admittedly, works by John Craxton have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Summer Triptych (Boy on Wall, Girl on the Seashore, Goat and Tree) in June this year with an auction result of GBP 343,300.00 (€ 399,542.10).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 35 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Blue Tree Root in Welsh Estuary (Picton) von John Craxton wurde im Januar 2020 in der Auktion The Delighted Eye: Works from the Collection of Allen and Beryl Freer bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 33.750,00 (€ 40.145,25) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 35%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von John Craxton auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Summer Triptych (Boy on Wall, Girl on the Seashore, Goat and Tree) im Juni diesen Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 343.300,00 (€ 399.542,10).
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