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Ronald Searle
‘Art: The British Public Knowing What It Likes...' (Consequences Of Putting Mr Graham Sutherland’S Latest Portrait On Public Exhibition)
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer, Lot 118
14. Mar - 14. Mar 2018
The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer, Lot 118
14. Mar - 14. Mar 2018
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Ronald Searle
‘ART: THE BRITISH PUBLIC KNOWING WHAT IT LIKES...' (CONSEQUENCES OF PUTTING MR GRAHAM SUTHERLAND’S LATEST PORTRAIT ON PUBLIC EXHIBITION)
419 by 368mm., pen ink and monochrome watercolour, signed, inscribed with title and dated 1954, mounted, framed and glazed, some browning
EXHIBITED: | ‘Ronald Searle, A Major Retrospective’, Chris Beetles Gallery, 30 September-1 November 2003; 'Images of Power: From the Jeffrey Archer Cartoon Collection', Monnow Valley Arts, 3 September - 30 October 2011
‘ART: THE BRITISH PUBLIC KNOWING WHAT IT LIKES...' (CONSEQUENCES OF PUTTING MR GRAHAM SUTHERLAND’S LATEST PORTRAIT ON PUBLIC EXHIBITION)
419 by 368mm., pen ink and monochrome watercolour, signed, inscribed with title and dated 1954, mounted, framed and glazed, some browning
EXHIBITED: | ‘Ronald Searle, A Major Retrospective’, Chris Beetles Gallery, 30 September-1 November 2003; 'Images of Power: From the Jeffrey Archer Cartoon Collection', Monnow Valley Arts, 3 September - 30 October 2011
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Ronald Searle achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in March 2018. In the The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer auction, the work ‘Art: The British Public Knowing What It Likes...' (Consequences Of Putting Mr Graham Sutherland’S Latest Portrait On Public Exhibition) sold for GBP 13,750.00 (€ 15,655.13) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 6,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Ronald Searle; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot 'Back To School' sold at auction in June 2011 with the realized price of GBP 25,000.00 (€ 27,657.85).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Ronald Searle erzielte im März 2018 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer wurde die Arbeit ‘Art: The British Public Knowing What It Likes...' (Consequences Of Putting Mr Graham Sutherland’S Latest Portrait On Public Exhibition) für GBP 13.750,00 (€ 15.655,13) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 6.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Ronald Searle; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit 'Back To School' im Juni 2011 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 25.000,00 (€ 27.657,85).
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