Benjamín Palencia
El Librero (The Book Seller)
Found at
Sothebys,
London
European Paintings including The Orientalist Sale, Symbolism and the Poetic Vision and Spanish Painting, Lot 341
12. Nov - 12. Nov 2008
European Paintings including The Orientalist Sale, Symbolism and the Poetic Vision and Spanish Painting, Lot 341
12. Nov - 12. Nov 2008
Estimate: 70.000 - 100.000 GBP
Price realised: 133.250 GBP
Price realised: 133.250 GBP
Description
Benjamín PalenciaAlbacete 1894-Madrid 1980
EL LIBRERO (THE BOOK SELLER)
signed BENJAMÍN / PALENCIA upper left
oil on canvas
95 by 63.5cm., 37¼ by 25in.
Family of the artist; thence by descent
EL LIBRERO (THE BOOK SELLER)
signed BENJAMÍN / PALENCIA upper left
oil on canvas
95 by 63.5cm., 37¼ by 25in.
Family of the artist; thence by descent
A top price for Benjamín Palencia
The work El Librero (The Book Seller) by Benjamín Palencia was sold in the European Paintings including The Orientalist Sale, Symbolism and the Poetic Vision and Spanish Painting auction at Sothebys in London in November 2008. It achieved a price of GBP 133,250.00 (€ 161,109.26), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 33%. With this result, El Librero (The Book Seller) is even the most expensive work of art by Benjamín Palencia that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Benjamín Palencia
Die Arbeit El Librero (The Book Seller) von Benjamín Palencia wurde im November 2008 in der Auktion European Paintings including The Orientalist Sale, Symbolism and the Poetic Vision and Spanish Painting bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 133.250,00 (€ 161.109,26) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 33%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist El Librero (The Book Seller) sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Benjamín Palencia, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Benjamín Palencia - Auction history
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