Arthur Boyd
Australian Man Ploughing A Field
Found at
Sothebys,
Sydney
Important Australian Art Including Works from the Qantas Collection, Lot 26
7. May - 7. May 2007
Important Australian Art Including Works from the Qantas Collection, Lot 26
7. May - 7. May 2007
Estimate: 350.000 - 450.000 AUD
Price realised: 660.000 AUD
Price realised: 660.000 AUD
Description
ARTHUR BOYD
1920 - 1999
AUSTRALIANMAN PLOUGHING A FIELD
Signed and dated 1948 lower right
Oil and tempera on plywood
59.7 by 77.7 cm
Martin Boyd, Rome | Elder Smith Goldsborough Mort Limited, Adelaide; | transferred to Elders IXL in 1985; | transferred to The Foster's Collection, Melbourne
1920 - 1999
AUSTRALIANMAN PLOUGHING A FIELD
Signed and dated 1948 lower right
Oil and tempera on plywood
59.7 by 77.7 cm
Martin Boyd, Rome | Elder Smith Goldsborough Mort Limited, Adelaide; | transferred to Elders IXL in 1985; | transferred to The Foster's Collection, Melbourne
A top price for Arthur Boyd
The work Australian Man Ploughing A Field by Arthur Boyd was auctioned at Sothebys in Sydney in May 2007. It achieved a price of AUD 660,000.00 (€ 405,821.75), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 47%. With this result, Australian Man Ploughing A Field is even the most expensive work of art by Arthur Boyd that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Arthur Boyd
Die Arbeit Australian Man Ploughing A Field von Arthur Boyd kam im Mai 2007 bei Sothebys in Sydney zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von AUD 660.000,00 (€ 405.821,75) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 47%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Australian Man Ploughing A Field sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Arthur Boyd, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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