Peter Barrett
Three Manatees swimming amongst Seaweed
Found at
Christies,
London
British Art on Paper including Original Book Illustrations, Lot 353
13. Jun - 13. Jun 2002
British Art on Paper including Original Book Illustrations, Lot 353
13. Jun - 13. Jun 2002
Estimate: 300 - 500 GBP
Price realised: 282 GBP
Price realised: 282 GBP
Description
Peter Barrett (B. 1935)
Three Manatees swimming amongst Seaweed
signed 'Peter Barrett' (upper right)
pencil and watercolour, unframed
11 x 13¾in. (28 x 35cm.)
and six other illustrations of manatees by the same artist (7)
Three Manatees swimming amongst Seaweed
signed 'Peter Barrett' (upper right)
pencil and watercolour, unframed
11 x 13¾in. (28 x 35cm.)
and six other illustrations of manatees by the same artist (7)
Auction result misses estimated price range
In June 2002 a collector was able to acquire the work Three Manatees swimming amongst Seaweed by Peter Barrett for GBP 282.00 (€ 436.19). This price was achieved in the auction British Art on Paper including Original Book Illustrations at Christies in London and was even below the estimate range of GBP 300.00 – 500.00 set by the auction house. Admittedly, works by Peter Barrett have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work A quantity of illustrations including: A family of orang-utans; A large gathering of guinea baboons; A mouse opossum on a twig; A haitian solenodon searching for food; A kangaroo with a joey in her pouch; Two manatees swimming; Two manatees on the se in December 2001 with an auction result of GBP 1,645.00 (€ 2,687.70
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Im Juni 2002 konnte ein Sammler die Arbeit Three Manatees swimming amongst Seaweed von Peter Barrett für GBP 282,00 (€ 436,19) erwerben. Dieser Preis wurde in der Auktion British Art on Paper including Original Book Illustrations bei Christies in London erzielt und lag noch unterhalb der von dem Auktionshaus angesetzten Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 300,00 – 500,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Peter Barrett auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit A quantity of illustrations including: A family of orang-utans; A large gathering of guinea baboons; A mouse opossum on a twig; A haitian solenodon searching for food; A kangaroo with a joey in her pouch; Two manatees swimming; Two manatees on the se im Dezember 2001 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 1.645,00 (€ 2.687,70).
Peter Barrett - Auction history
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