Sue Macartney-Snape
The Australian boyfriend
Found at
Christies,
London
British and Continental Watercolours including Original Book, Lot 391
1. Dec - 1. Dec 2004
British and Continental Watercolours including Original Book, Lot 391
1. Dec - 1. Dec 2004
Estimate: 400 - 600 GBP
Price realised: 896 GBP
Price realised: 896 GBP
Description
Sue Macartney-Snape, 20th Century
The Australian boyfriend
signed with monogram, inscribed and dated '04/The Australian boyfriend/* He is larger than Mark Philipoussis/* He is v. relaxed/* He wld. rather they had beer but is/quite happy quaffing the claret/* He doesn't know who Prince Philip is/* The Class System is not a mystery/to him because he doesn't know/it exists./* He HAS to watch all sport on T.V./* He seems to have no idea what a/catch his English girlfriend is, a fact/that both vexes her parents and gives/them hope.../* He is v. sweet natured' (lower right)
pencil, black ink and watercolour, unframed
20 x 14 in. (51 x 36 cm.)
The Australian boyfriend
signed with monogram, inscribed and dated '04/The Australian boyfriend/* He is larger than Mark Philipoussis/* He is v. relaxed/* He wld. rather they had beer but is/quite happy quaffing the claret/* He doesn't know who Prince Philip is/* The Class System is not a mystery/to him because he doesn't know/it exists./* He HAS to watch all sport on T.V./* He seems to have no idea what a/catch his English girlfriend is, a fact/that both vexes her parents and gives/them hope.../* He is v. sweet natured' (lower right)
pencil, black ink and watercolour, unframed
20 x 14 in. (51 x 36 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 49 %.
In December 2004 Christies in London held the auction British and Continental Watercolours including Original Book, which included the work The Australian boyfriend by Sue Macartney-Snape. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 896.25 (€ 1,268.44), 49% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Sue Macartney-Snape - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Sunday morning in the shires, which sold at auction in December 2004 for GBP 3,346.00 (€ 4,735.51).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 49 % übertroffen
Im Dezember 2004 führte Christies in London die Auktion British and Continental Watercolours including Original Book durch, in der auch die Arbeit The Australian boyfriend von Sue Macartney-Snape zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 896,25 (€ 1.268,44) und damit 49% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von Sue Macartney-Snape mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Sunday morning in the shires beobachtet, die im Dezember 2004 für GBP 3.346,00 (€ 4.735,51) versteigert wurde.
Sue Macartney-Snape - Auction history
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