Richard Doyle - Elves in a Rabbit Warren

Richard Doyle

Elves in a Rabbit Warren

Found at Christies, London
The Nicolette Wernick Collection British Watercolours and Paintings (1800-1950), Lot 57
16. Jun - 16. Jun 2010
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 25.000 GBP
Description
Richard Doyle (1824-1883)
Elves in a Rabbit Warren
signed with monogram and indistinctly dated '1875' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour heightened with bodycolour, on paper
12 x 19½ in. (30.5 x 49.5 cm.)
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A top price for Richard Doyle

The work Elves in a Rabbit Warren by Richard Doyle was auctioned at Christies in London in June 2010. It achieved a price of GBP 25,000.00 (€ 30,402.33), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 67%. This high result makes Elves in a Rabbit Warren the most expensive artwork by Richard Doyle that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Richard Doyle

Die Arbeit Elves in a Rabbit Warren von Richard Doyle kam im Juni 2010 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 25.000,00 (€ 30.402,33) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 67%. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Elves in a Rabbit Warren zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Richard Doyle, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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