Mervyn Lawrence Peake
Ragged boy
Found at
Christies,
London
ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS AND PRINTED BOOKS, Lot 67
8. Dec - 8. Dec 2000
ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS AND PRINTED BOOKS, Lot 67
8. Dec - 8. Dec 2000
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Mervyn Lawrence Peake (1911-1968)
Ragged boy
signed, dated and inscribed 'Peake/Coventry St/W1/'38' (lower left)
charcoal, white chalk and grey wash
10¾ x 6¾in. (27.3 x 17.1cm.)
Ragged boy
signed, dated and inscribed 'Peake/Coventry St/W1/'38' (lower left)
charcoal, white chalk and grey wash
10¾ x 6¾in. (27.3 x 17.1cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
In December 2000 Christies in London held the auction ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS AND PRINTED BOOKS, which included the work Ragged boy by Mervyn Lawrence Peake. The price achieved of GBP 352.50 (€ 561.53) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 300.00 – 500.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Mervyn Lawrence Peake - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The sculpture gallery, which sold at auction in July 2007 for GBP 1,200.00 (€ 1,782.28).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Dezember 2000 führte Christies in London die Auktion ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS AND PRINTED BOOKS durch, in der auch die Arbeit Ragged boy von Mervyn Lawrence Peake zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 352,50 (€ 561,53) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 300,00 – 500,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von Mervyn Lawrence Peake mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The sculpture gallery beobachtet, die im Juli 2007 für GBP 1.200,00 (€ 1.782,28) versteigert wurde.
Mervyn Lawrence Peake - Auction history
