Sydney Harpley, R.A.
Learning to Swim
Estimate: 5.000 - 8.000 GBP
Price realised: 11.250 GBP
Price realised: 11.250 GBP
Description
signed and numbered ‘Harpley AC’ (on the inside of the left leg)
bronze with a black patina
86 in. (218.5 cm.) long
Conceived in 1983 and cast in an edition of 6 plus the artist's cast.
with Chris Beetles Gallery, London, where purchased by the present owner.
bronze with a black patina
86 in. (218.5 cm.) long
Conceived in 1983 and cast in an edition of 6 plus the artist's cast.
with Chris Beetles Gallery, London, where purchased by the present owner.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 41 %.
The work Learning to Swim by Sydney Harpley was auctioned at Christies in London in March 2017. It achieved a price of GBP 11,250.00 (€ 13,183.89), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 41%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Sydney Harpley - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work A Summer's Day, which sold at auction in July 2015 for GBP 21,250.00 (€ 30,125.36).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 41 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Learning to Swim von Sydney Harpley kam im März 2017 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 11.250,00 (€ 13.183,89) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 41%. Für andere Arbeiten von Sydney Harpley mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit A Summer's Day beobachtet, die im Juli 2015 für GBP 21.250,00 (€ 30.125,36) versteigert wurde.
Sydney Harpley - Auction history
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