Vera Willoughby
General Joy
Found at
Christies,
London
Posters With A Purpose: The London Transport Museum Sale, Lot 297
4. Oct - 4. Oct 2012
Posters With A Purpose: The London Transport Museum Sale, Lot 297
4. Oct - 4. Oct 2012
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 5.625 GBP
Price realised: 5.625 GBP
Description
Vera Willoughby (1870-1939)
GENERAL JOY
lithograph in colours, 1928, printed by The Dangerfield Printing Co. Ltd., condition A-; backed on linen
39½ x 24½in. (100 x 62cm.)
GENERAL JOY
lithograph in colours, 1928, printed by The Dangerfield Printing Co. Ltd., condition A-; backed on linen
39½ x 24½in. (100 x 62cm.)
A top price for Vera Willoughby
When the work General Joy by Vera Willoughby was auctioned at Christies in London in October 2012, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 1,500.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 5,625.00 (€ 6,993.70). This high result makes General Joy the most expensive artwork by Vera Willoughby that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Vera Willoughby
Als die Arbeit General Joy von Vera Willoughby im Oktober 2012 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 1.500,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 5.625,00 (€ 6.993,70) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht General Joy zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Vera Willoughby, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Vera Willoughby - Auction history
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