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- Come Birdie Come and Live with Me
Louis William Wain
Come Birdie Come and Live with Me
Found at
Bonhams,
London
Modern British and Irish Art, Lot 137
29. Nov - 29. Nov 2023
Modern British and Irish Art, Lot 137
29. Nov - 29. Nov 2023
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Louis William Wain (British, 1860-1939)
Come Birdie Come and Live with Me
signed 'Louis Wain.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
30.5 x 61cm (12 x 24in).
With Chris Beetles Gallery, London | Private Collection, U.K.
Come Birdie Come and Live with Me
signed 'Louis Wain.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
30.5 x 61cm (12 x 24in).
With Chris Beetles Gallery, London | Private Collection, U.K.
A top price for Louis Wain
When the work Come Birdie Come and Live with Me by Louis Wain was auctioned at Bonhams in London in November this year, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 10,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 38,400.00 (€ 44,497.25). This high result makes Come Birdie Come and Live with Me the most expensive artwork by Louis Wain that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Louis Wain
Als die Arbeit Come Birdie Come and Live with Me von Louis Wain im November diesen Jahres bei Bonhams in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 10.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 38.400,00 (€ 44.497,25) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Come Birdie Come and Live with Me zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Louis Wain, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
