Norman Thelwell
'If These Antartic Holiday Tours Catch On, This Place Is Going To Look Like Blackpool Beach In A Few Year'S Time.' (Illustrated); And 'Blast The Dawn Chorus.'
Estimate: 700 - 900 GBP
Price realised: 1.188 GBP
Price realised: 1.188 GBP
Description
Norman Thelwell (1923-2004)
'If these Antartic holiday tours catch on, this place is going to look like Blackpool beach in a few year's time.' (illustrated); and 'Blast the dawn chorus.'
the first signed '.thelwell.' (lower right) and inscribed as title (lower centre) and the second inscribed as title (lower left)
pencil, pen and black ink and grey wash
6 7/8 x 9¼ in. (17.5 x 23.5 cm.); and smaller (2)
'If these Antartic holiday tours catch on, this place is going to look like Blackpool beach in a few year's time.' (illustrated); and 'Blast the dawn chorus.'
the first signed '.thelwell.' (lower right) and inscribed as title (lower centre) and the second inscribed as title (lower left)
pencil, pen and black ink and grey wash
6 7/8 x 9¼ in. (17.5 x 23.5 cm.); and smaller (2)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 32 %.
The work 'If These Antartic Holiday Tours Catch On, This Place Is Going To Look Like Blackpool Beach In A Few Year'S Time.' (Illustrated); And 'Blast The Dawn Chorus.' by Norman Thelwell was auctioned at Christies in London in June 2011. It achieved a price of GBP 1,187.50 (€ 1,313.75), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 32%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Norman Thelwell - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work 'How many trading stamps did they give you with him?', which sold at auction in December 2010 for GBP 3,750.00 (€ 4,349.99).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 32 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit 'If These Antartic Holiday Tours Catch On, This Place Is Going To Look Like Blackpool Beach In A Few Year'S Time.' (Illustrated); And 'Blast The Dawn Chorus.' von Norman Thelwell kam im Juni 2011 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 1.187,50 (€ 1.313,75) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 32%. Für andere Arbeiten von Norman Thelwell mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit 'How many trading stamps did they give you with him?' beobachtet, die im Dezember 2010 für GBP 3.750,00 (€ 4.349,99) versteigert wurde.
Norman Thelwell - Auction history
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