John Hall Thorpe
The Wild Flower Bunch
Found at
Christies,
Sydney
AUSTRALIAN, INTERNATIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS, Lot 279
23. Aug - 24. Aug 2004
AUSTRALIAN, INTERNATIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS, Lot 279
23. Aug - 24. Aug 2004
Estimate: 500 - 700 AUD
Price realised: 956 AUD
Price realised: 956 AUD
Description
JOHN HALL THORPE (1874-1947)
The Wild Flower Bunch
woodblock print, signed in pencil and inscribed with title
P: 50.8 x 38.2 cm
For another example of this image see: R King, Hall Thorpe Coloured Woodcuts, Sydney, 1980, cat.no.32, ilus. p.77
The Wild Flower Bunch
woodblock print, signed in pencil and inscribed with title
P: 50.8 x 38.2 cm
For another example of this image see: R King, Hall Thorpe Coloured Woodcuts, Sydney, 1980, cat.no.32, ilus. p.77
Upper estimate price exceeded by 37 %.
The work The Wild Flower Bunch by John Hall Thorpe was sold in the AUSTRALIAN, INTERNATIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS auction at Christies in Sydney in August 2004. The »bidding war« ended at AUD 956.00 (€ 554.86), 37% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by John Hall Thorpe - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Flowers And Fruit, which sold at auction in October 2006 for GBP 1,440.00 (€ 2,151.49).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 37 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit The Wild Flower Bunch von John Hall Thorpe wurde im August 2004 in der Auktion AUSTRALIAN, INTERNATIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS bei Christies in Sydney versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von AUD 956,00 (€ 554,86) und damit 37% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von John Hall Thorpe mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Flowers And Fruit beobachtet, die im Oktober 2006 für GBP 1.440,00 (€ 2.151,49) versteigert wurde.
John Hall Thorpe - Auction history
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