Joseph Webb
The Doors Of The Heart
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Fine Art Society: 142 Years on New Bond Street, Lot 261
5. Feb - 5. Feb 2019
The Fine Art Society: 142 Years on New Bond Street, Lot 261
5. Feb - 5. Feb 2019
Estimate: 300 - 500 GBP
Price realised: 2.375 GBP
Price realised: 2.375 GBP
Description
Joseph Webb
1908 - 1962
THE DOORS OF THE HEART
signed Joseph Webb in pencil (lower right); titled and inscribed THE DOORS OF THE HEART, 1st State, Trial proof (lower left)
drypoint, a good impression with considerable burr, on laid paper (unframed)
plate: 54.5 by 38cm.; 21 1/2 by 15in.; sheet: 63 by 45cm.; 24 3/4 by 17 3/4 in.
Executed between 1932 and 1933, the present work is one of four known impressions.
An unidentified collector's stamp recto (not in Lugt).
1908 - 1962
THE DOORS OF THE HEART
signed Joseph Webb in pencil (lower right); titled and inscribed THE DOORS OF THE HEART, 1st State, Trial proof (lower left)
drypoint, a good impression with considerable burr, on laid paper (unframed)
plate: 54.5 by 38cm.; 21 1/2 by 15in.; sheet: 63 by 45cm.; 24 3/4 by 17 3/4 in.
Executed between 1932 and 1933, the present work is one of four known impressions.
An unidentified collector's stamp recto (not in Lugt).
A top price for Joseph Webb
The work The Doors Of The Heart by Joseph Webb was worth GBP 2,375.00 (€ 2,770.52) to a buyer in February 2019. This price was achieved in the auction The Fine Art Society: 142 Years on New Bond Street at Sothebys in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 500.00 many times over. This high result makes The Doors Of The Heart the most expensive artwork by Joseph Webb that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Joseph Webb
Die Arbeit The Doors Of The Heart von Joseph Webb war einem Käufer im Februar 2019 GBP 2.375,00 (€ 2.770,52) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion The Fine Art Society: 142 Years on New Bond Street bei Sothebys in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 500,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The Doors Of The Heart zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Joseph Webb, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Joseph Webb - Auction history
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