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Leonard Raven-Hill
'President Wilson Starts Again For Europe'
Estimate: 300 - 500 GBP
Price realised: 1.020 GBP
Price realised: 1.020 GBP
Description
Leonard Raven-Hill (1867-1942)
'President Wilson starts again for Europe'
signed 'L Raven Hill' (lower left), inscribed and dated 'President Wilson/starts again for Europe 1919/study for "Punch" cartoon/March 4. 19' (upper right)
pen and black ink, unframed
11¾ x 8¼ in. (29.8 x 21 cm.); and six unframed illustrations for Punch including the exile supplanted, the withdrawal from Moscow and others by the same hand (7)
'President Wilson starts again for Europe'
signed 'L Raven Hill' (lower left), inscribed and dated 'President Wilson/starts again for Europe 1919/study for "Punch" cartoon/March 4. 19' (upper right)
pen and black ink, unframed
11¾ x 8¼ in. (29.8 x 21 cm.); and six unframed illustrations for Punch including the exile supplanted, the withdrawal from Moscow and others by the same hand (7)
A top price for Leonard Raven-Hill
This artwork by Leonard Raven-Hill achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in June 2005. In the British and Continental Watercolours auction, the work 'President Wilson Starts Again For Europe' sold for GBP 1,020.00 (€ 1,511.70) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 500.00. This high result makes 'President Wilson Starts Again For Europe' the most expensive artwork by Leonard Raven-Hill that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Leonard Raven-Hill
Dieses Kunstwerk von Leonard Raven-Hill erzielte im Juni 2005 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion British and Continental Watercolours wurde die Arbeit 'President Wilson Starts Again For Europe' für GBP 1.020,00 (€ 1.511,70) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 500,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht 'President Wilson Starts Again For Europe' zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Leonard Raven-Hill, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.