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- Illustration To Homer'S Odyssey: Hermes Conducting The Souls of The Suitors To The Infernal Region
John Flaxman, R.A.
Illustration To Homer'S Odyssey: Hermes Conducting The Souls of The Suitors To The Infernal Region
Estimate: 2.500 - 3.500 GBP
Price realised: 2.640 GBP
Price realised: 2.640 GBP
Description
John Flaxman, R.A. (1755-1826)
Illustration to Homer's Odyssey: Hermes conducting the souls of the suitors to the infernal region
an inscription has been erased below the seated figure on the right
pencil, pen and brown ink
8¼ x 12 1/8 in. (21 x 30.8 cm.)
Illustration to Homer's Odyssey: Hermes conducting the souls of the suitors to the infernal region
an inscription has been erased below the seated figure on the right
pencil, pen and brown ink
8¼ x 12 1/8 in. (21 x 30.8 cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
In November 2006 Christies in London held the auction British Art on Paper, which included the work Illustration To Homer'S Odyssey: Hermes Conducting The Souls of The Suitors To The Infernal Region by John Flaxman. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 2,500.00 – 3,500.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 2,640.00 (€ 3,920.48) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Admittedly, works by John Flaxman have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Angels Rescuing A Soul From The Ranks of The Dead in June 2006 with an auction result of GBP 14,400.00 (€ 20,836.56).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im November 2006 führte Christies in London die Auktion British Art on Paper durch, in der auch die Arbeit Illustration To Homer'S Odyssey: Hermes Conducting The Souls of The Suitors To The Infernal Region von John Flaxman zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 2.500,00 – 3.500,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 2.640,00 (€ 3.920,48) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von John Flaxman auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Angels Rescuing A Soul From The Ranks of The Dead im Juni 2006 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 14.400,00 (€ 20.836,56).