Rex Whistler
The Tate Gallery
Found at
Christies,
London
Posters With A Purpose: The London Transport Museum Sale, Lot 110
4. Oct - 4. Oct 2012
Posters With A Purpose: The London Transport Museum Sale, Lot 110
4. Oct - 4. Oct 2012
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 1.250 GBP
Price realised: 1.250 GBP
Description
Rex Whistler (1905-1944)
THE TATE GALLERY
lithograph in colours, 1928, printed by Haycock Photochrom, condition B; backed on japan
39 x 24½in. (100 x 62cm.)
THE TATE GALLERY
lithograph in colours, 1928, printed by Haycock Photochrom, condition B; backed on japan
39 x 24½in. (100 x 62cm.)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work The Tate Gallery by Rex Whistler was auctioned at Christies in London in October 2012, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 2,000.00 – 3,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 1,250.00 (€ 1,554.16). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Rex Whistler achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Portrait Of Lady Caroline Paget in June 2017 with an auction result of GBP 68,750.00 (€ 78,293.42).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit The Tate Gallery von Rex Whistler im Oktober 2012 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 2.000,00 – 3.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 1.250,00 (€ 1.554,16) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Rex Whistler erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Portrait Of Lady Caroline Paget im Juni 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 68.750,00 (€ 78.293,42).
Rex Whistler - Auction history
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