William Papas
Brief Candle
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer, Lot 129
14. Mar - 14. Mar 2018
The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer, Lot 129
14. Mar - 14. Mar 2018
Estimate: 500 - 700 GBP
Price realised: 1.250 GBP
Price realised: 1.250 GBP
Description
William Papas
BRIEF CANDLE
273 by 159mm., pen and ink, mounted, framed and glazed
The Estate Of William Papas | EXHIBITED: | ‘Papas: Politics People Places’, Guardian and Observer Archive and Visitor Centre, | 16 January–20 February 2004, no 1; ‘The Illustrators. The British Art of Illustration 1800-2007’, Chris Beetles Gallery, 2007, no 530; ‘The Spring Show’, Chris Beetles Gallery, February-April 2012, no 393
BRIEF CANDLE
273 by 159mm., pen and ink, mounted, framed and glazed
The Estate Of William Papas | EXHIBITED: | ‘Papas: Politics People Places’, Guardian and Observer Archive and Visitor Centre, | 16 January–20 February 2004, no 1; ‘The Illustrators. The British Art of Illustration 1800-2007’, Chris Beetles Gallery, 2007, no 530; ‘The Spring Show’, Chris Beetles Gallery, February-April 2012, no 393
A top price for William Papas
This artwork by William Papas achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in March 2018. In the The Political Cartoon Collection of Jeffrey Archer auction, the work Brief Candle sold for GBP 1,250.00 (€ 1,423.19) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 700.00. This high result makes Brief Candle the most expensive artwork by William Papas that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für William Papas
Dieses Kunstwerk von William Papas 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 Brief Candle für GBP 1.250,00 (€ 1.423,19) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 700,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Brief Candle zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von William Papas, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
William Papas - Auction history
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