Bob Law
Black Diamond Xiv; Cast Black Diamond
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Made in Britain, Lot 214
10. Sep - 10. Sep 2019
Made in Britain, Lot 214
10. Sep - 10. Sep 2019
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Property from the Antoinette and Patrick Murphy Collection
BOB LAW
1934-2004
BLACK DIAMOND XIV; CAST BLACK DIAMOND
one: signed, titled, dated 2/79 and inscribed on the canvas overlap; the other: signed, titled and dated indistinctly 1980; numbered 1/5 on the reverse
one: acrylic on canvas; the other: cast iron
(2)
21.5 by 23.5cm.; 8½ by 9¼in. (and smaller)
Rosc, Dublin, where acquired by the present owners in 1988
BOB LAW
1934-2004
BLACK DIAMOND XIV; CAST BLACK DIAMOND
one: signed, titled, dated 2/79 and inscribed on the canvas overlap; the other: signed, titled and dated indistinctly 1980; numbered 1/5 on the reverse
one: acrylic on canvas; the other: cast iron
(2)
21.5 by 23.5cm.; 8½ by 9¼in. (and smaller)
Rosc, Dublin, where acquired by the present owners in 1988
Artwork auctioned at eight times the upper estimate price
The work Black Diamond Xiv; Cast Black Diamond by Bob Law was worth GBP 25,000.00 (€ 28,209.54) to a buyer in September 2019. This price was achieved in the auction Made in Britain at Sothebys in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 3,000.00 many times over. Admittedly, works by Bob Law have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Nothing to be Afraid of V 16.7.69 in March this year with an auction result of GBP 101,100.00 (€ 115,020.78).
Kunstwerk zum Achtfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Black Diamond Xiv; Cast Black Diamond von Bob Law war einem Käufer im September 2019 GBP 25.000,00 (€ 28.209,54) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Made in Britain bei Sothebys in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 3.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Bob Law auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Nothing to be Afraid of V 16.7.69 im März diesen Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 101.100,00 (€ 115.020,78).
