Mervyn Lawrence Peake
Study of a beast's head
Found at
Christies,
London
BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL DRAWINGS AND WATERCOLOURS AND ILLUST, Lot 137
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2001
BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL DRAWINGS AND WATERCOLOURS AND ILLUST, Lot 137
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2001
Estimate: 300 - 500 GBP
Price realised: 764 GBP
Price realised: 764 GBP
Description
Mervyn Lawrence Peake (1911-1968)
Study of a beast's head
signed 'Peake' (lower right)
pen and black ink
16 x 12¼in. (40.2 x 31cm.)
Study of a beast's head
signed 'Peake' (lower right)
pen and black ink
16 x 12¼in. (40.2 x 31cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 53 %.
The work Study of a beast's head by Mervyn Lawrence Peake was sold in the BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL DRAWINGS AND WATERCOLOURS AND ILLUST auction at Christies in London in December 2001. It achieved a price of GBP 763.75 (€ 1,247.86), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 53%. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Mervyn Lawrence Peake; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot The sculpture gallery sold at auction in July 2007 with the realized price of GBP 1,200.00 (€ 1,782.28).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 53 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Study of a beast's head von Mervyn Lawrence Peake wurde im Dezember 2001 in der Auktion BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL DRAWINGS AND WATERCOLOURS AND ILLUST bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 763,75 (€ 1.247,86) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 53%. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Mervyn Lawrence Peake; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit The sculpture gallery im Juli 2007 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 1.200,00 (€ 1.782,28).
Mervyn Lawrence Peake - Auction history
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