Leslie Gilbert Illingworth

‘Hast Any Philosophy In Thee, Shepherd?’ (‘In View Of Recent Electoral Reverses President Eisenhower May Well Have Been Tempted To Follow The Example Of Mr Ben Gurion, Israeli Prime Minister, Who Is Credited With The Intention Of Retiring From Public Life

Found at Sothebys, London
The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer, Lot 111
14. Mar - 14. Mar 2018
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 1.250 GBP
Leslie Gilbert Illingworth
‘HAST ANY PHILOSOPHY IN THEE, SHEPHERD?’ (‘IN VIEW OF RECENT ELECTORAL REVERSES PRESIDENT EISENHOWER MAY WELL HAVE BEEN TEMPTED TO FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE OF MR BEN GURION, ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER, WHO IS CREDITED WITH THE INTENTION OF RETIRING FROM PUBLIC LIFE AND BECOMING A SHEPHERD’)
229 by 298mm., pen ink and watercolour with bodycolour, signed, mounted, framed and glazed
EXHIBITED: | 'Images of Power: From the Jeffrey Archer Cartoon Collection', Monnow Valley Arts, 3 September - 30 October 2011

Auction result well in line with expectations

The work ‘Hast Any Philosophy In Thee, Shepherd?’ (‘In View Of Recent Electoral Reverses President Eisenhower May Well Have Been Tempted To Follow The Example Of Mr Ben Gurion, Israeli Prime Minister, Who Is Credited With The Intention Of Retiring From Public Life by Leslie Gilbert Illingworth was sold in the The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer auction at Sothebys in London in March 2018. The price achieved of GBP 1,250.00 (€ 1,423.19) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 1,000.00 – 1,500.00. Other works by Leslie Gilbert Illingworth have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in March 2018 the work 'All-In' ('Remember Boys, No Scratching, Biting, Gouging Or Wilful Misrepresentation’) was auctioned for GBP 2,125.00 (€ 2,419.43).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit ‘Hast Any Philosophy In Thee, Shepherd?’ (‘In View Of Recent Electoral Reverses President Eisenhower May Well Have Been Tempted To Follow The Example Of Mr Ben Gurion, Israeli Prime Minister, Who Is Credited With The Intention Of Retiring From Public Life von Leslie Gilbert Illingworth wurde im März 2018 in der Auktion The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 1.250,00 (€ 1.423,19) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 1.000,00 – 1.500,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Leslie Gilbert Illingworth konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im März 2018 die Arbeit 'All-In' ('Remember Boys, No Scratching, Biting, Gouging Or Wilful Misrepresentation’) für GBP 2.125,00 (€ 2.419,43) versteigert.

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