Barry Flanagan, R.A.
Large Troubador
Estimate: 450.000 - 650.000 GBP
Price realised: 693.000 GBP
Price realised: 693.000 GBP
Description
BARRY FLANAGAN, R.A. (1941-2009)
Large Troubador
signed with monogram, numbered, dated and stamped with foundry mark '-05 2/8' (on the top of the base)
bronze with a black patina
73 in. (185.4 cm.) high, including bronze base
Conceived in 2004 and cast in an edition of 8, plus 3 artist's casts.
Cast in 2005 by AB Fine Art Foundry, London.
Large Troubador
signed with monogram, numbered, dated and stamped with foundry mark '-05 2/8' (on the top of the base)
bronze with a black patina
73 in. (185.4 cm.) high, including bronze base
Conceived in 2004 and cast in an edition of 8, plus 3 artist's casts.
Cast in 2005 by AB Fine Art Foundry, London.
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work Large Troubador by Barry Flanagan was sold in the Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale auction at Christies in London in March this year. Here, the upper estimate of GBP 650,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for GBP 693,000.00 (€ 788,421.36). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Barry Flanagan - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Nijinski Hare, which sold at auction in March 2019 for GBP 1,451,250.00 (€ 1,684,421.98).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit Large Troubador von Barry Flanagan wurde im März diesen Jahres in der Auktion Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale bei Christies in London versteigert. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von GBP 650.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für GBP 693.000,00 (€ 788.421,36) einen neuen Besitzer. Für andere Arbeiten von Barry Flanagan mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Nijinski Hare beobachtet, die im März 2019 für GBP 1.451.250,00 (€ 1.684.421,98) versteigert wurde.
Barry Flanagan - Auction history
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