Lewis C.E. Baumer
'Do you believe there is a devil, Joan?'
Found at
Christies,
London
British and Continental Pictures and Watercolours, Lot 1896
25. Jan - 25. Jan 2006
British and Continental Pictures and Watercolours, Lot 1896
25. Jan - 25. Jan 2006
Estimate: 100 - 150 GBP
Price realised: 288 GBP
Price realised: 288 GBP
Description
Lewis C.E. Baumer (1870-1963)
'Do you believe there is a devil, Joan?'
signed 'Lewis Baumer' (lower right), inscribed as title and further inscribed (on the mount)
pen and black ink, unframed
8 3/8 x 12¼ in. (21.3 x 31.2 cm.); and an unframed illustration entitled 'It's queer, but I seem to have a fatal attraction for little men' by the same hand (2)
'Do you believe there is a devil, Joan?'
signed 'Lewis Baumer' (lower right), inscribed as title and further inscribed (on the mount)
pen and black ink, unframed
8 3/8 x 12¼ in. (21.3 x 31.2 cm.); and an unframed illustration entitled 'It's queer, but I seem to have a fatal attraction for little men' by the same hand (2)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 92 %.
This artwork by Lewis Baumer achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in January 2006. In the British and Continental Pictures and Watercolours auction, the work 'Do you believe there is a devil, Joan?' sold for GBP 288.00 (€ 422.12) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 150.00. Admittedly, works by Lewis Baumer have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Tennis Holidays in November 2010 with an auction result of GBP 3,250.00 (€ 3,883.75).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 92 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Lewis Baumer erzielte im Januar 2006 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion British and Continental Pictures and Watercolours wurde die Arbeit 'Do you believe there is a devil, Joan?' für GBP 288,00 (€ 422,12) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 150,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Lewis Baumer auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Tennis Holidays im November 2010 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 3.250,00 (€ 3.883,75).
Lewis Baumer - Auction history
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