Brett Whiteley
Australian Opera House
Found at
Sothebys,
Sydney
Important Australian Art Including Works from the Qantas Collection, Lot 7
7. May - 7. May 2007
Important Australian Art Including Works from the Qantas Collection, Lot 7
7. May - 7. May 2007
Estimate: 2.000.000 - 3.000.000 AUD
Price realised: 2.880.000 AUD
Price realised: 2.880.000 AUD
Description
BRETT WHITELEY
1939 - 1992
AUSTRALIANOPERA HOUSE
Signed and dated 1971-82 lower left; indistinctly inscribed to John Cage upper right
Oil, canvas, cardboard, collage, shell and ink on board
203 by 244 cm
Painted in 1971-1982
Collection of the artist | The Qantas Collection; purchased from the above in 1982
1939 - 1992
AUSTRALIANOPERA HOUSE
Signed and dated 1971-82 lower left; indistinctly inscribed to John Cage upper right
Oil, canvas, cardboard, collage, shell and ink on board
203 by 244 cm
Painted in 1971-1982
Collection of the artist | The Qantas Collection; purchased from the above in 1982
A top price for Brett Whiteley - as previously expected
In May 2007 Sothebys in Sydney held the auction Important Australian Art Including Works from the Qantas Collection, which included the work Australian Opera House by Brett Whiteley. It changed hands for a price of AUD 2,880,000.00 (€ 1,770,858.54) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of AUD 2,000,000.00 – 3,000,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Australian Opera House is the most expensive artwork by Brett Whiteley that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Im Mai 2007 führte Sothebys in Sydney die Auktion Important Australian Art Including Works from the Qantas Collection durch, in der auch die Arbeit Australian Opera House von Brett Whiteley zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von AUD 2.880.000,00 (€ 1.770.858,54) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von AUD 2.000.000,00 – 3.000.000,00. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Australian Opera House das teuerste Kunstwerk von Brett Whiteley, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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