Sir Cedric Morris
May Flowering Irises No. 2
Found at
Christies,
London
Modern British and Irish Art Day Sale, London, Lot 212
26.Jun - 26.Jun.2015
Modern British and Irish Art Day Sale, London, Lot 212
26.Jun - 26.Jun.2015
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 45.000 GBP
Price realised: 45.000 GBP
Description
signed and dated 'CEDRIC/MORRIS/35' (lower left), signed again, inscribed and dated again 'CEDRIC MORRIS/MAY FLOWERING IRISES/No. 2. 1935' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
25 ¾ x 21 ¼ in. (65 x 54 cm.)
with Galería Elvira González, Madrid, where purchased by the present owner.
oil on canvas
25 ¾ x 21 ¼ in. (65 x 54 cm.)
with Galería Elvira González, Madrid, where purchased by the present owner.
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work May Flowering Irises No. 2 by Cedric Morris was worth GBP 45,000.00 (€ 63,449.44) to a buyer in June 2015. This price was achieved in the auction Modern British and Irish Art Day Sale, London at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 15,000.00 many times over. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Cedric Morris - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Poppies, which sold at auction in June 2017 for GBP 131,000.00 (€ 149,184.56).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit May Flowering Irises No. 2 von Cedric Morris war einem Käufer im Juni 2015 GBP 45.000,00 (€ 63.449,44) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Modern British and Irish Art Day Sale, London bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 15.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Für andere Arbeiten von Cedric Morris mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Poppies beobachtet, die im Juni 2017 für GBP 131.000,00 (€ 149.184,56) versteigert wurde.
Cedric Morris - Auction history
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