Max Beerbohm
'Mr Churchill'
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer, Lot 96
14. Mar - 14. Mar 2018
The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer, Lot 96
14. Mar - 14. Mar 2018
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 GBP
Price realised: 47.500 GBP
Price realised: 47.500 GBP
Description
Max Beerbohm
'MR CHURCHILL'
216 by 210mm., watercolour and pencil, signed, inscribed with title and dated 1943, mounted, framed and glazed
EXHIBITED: | 'The Illustrators. The British Art of Illustration 1800-1992', Chris Beetles Gallery, November – December 1992, no 123; 'Images of Power: From the Jeffrey Archer Cartoon Collection', Monnow Valley Arts, 3 September - 30 October 2011
'MR CHURCHILL'
216 by 210mm., watercolour and pencil, signed, inscribed with title and dated 1943, mounted, framed and glazed
EXHIBITED: | 'The Illustrators. The British Art of Illustration 1800-1992', Chris Beetles Gallery, November – December 1992, no 123; 'Images of Power: From the Jeffrey Archer Cartoon Collection', Monnow Valley Arts, 3 September - 30 October 2011
A top price for Max Beerbohm
The work 'Mr Churchill' by Max Beerbohm was worth GBP 47,500.00 (€ 54,081.37) to a buyer in March 2018. This price was achieved in the auction The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer at Sothebys in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 8,000.00 many times over. This high result makes 'Mr Churchill' the most expensive artwork by Max Beerbohm that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Max Beerbohm
Die Arbeit 'Mr Churchill' von Max Beerbohm war einem Käufer im März 2018 GBP 47.500,00 (€ 54.081,37) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer bei Sothebys in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 8.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht 'Mr Churchill' zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Max Beerbohm, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Max Beerbohm - Auction history
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