Ralph Idris Steadman
'The Big Squirrel and The Little Rhinoceros'
Found at
Christies,
London
Christie's Interiors, Lot 463
22. Feb - 22. Feb 2011
Christie's Interiors, Lot 463
22. Feb - 22. Feb 2011
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Ralph Idris Steadman (b. 1936)
'The Big Squirrel and The Little Rhinoceros'
signed 'Ralph STEADman' (lower right) and inscribed 'from 'The Big Squirrel and the Little Rhinoceros/by Mishca Damjam.' (lower left)
pen and black ink, pastel, watercolour and bodycolour, unframed
21½ x 15 in. (54.6 x 38.1 cm.)
'The Big Squirrel and The Little Rhinoceros'
signed 'Ralph STEADman' (lower right) and inscribed 'from 'The Big Squirrel and the Little Rhinoceros/by Mishca Damjam.' (lower left)
pen and black ink, pastel, watercolour and bodycolour, unframed
21½ x 15 in. (54.6 x 38.1 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 63 %.
The work 'The Big Squirrel and The Little Rhinoceros' by Ralph Steadman was auctioned at Christies in London in February 2011. It achieved a price of GBP 812.50 (€ 957.06), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 63%. Admittedly, works by Ralph Steadman have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Hunger in March 2018 with an auction result of GBP 4,375.00 (€ 4,981.18).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 63 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit 'The Big Squirrel and The Little Rhinoceros' von Ralph Steadman kam im Februar 2011 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 812,50 (€ 957,06) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 63%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Ralph Steadman auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Hunger im März 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 4.375,00 (€ 4.981,18).
Ralph Steadman - Auction history
