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- Ali Versus The Beatles, 1964
Chris Smith
Ali Versus The Beatles, 1964
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Made In Britain, Lot 20
25. Mar - 25. Mar 2015
Made In Britain, Lot 20
25. Mar - 25. Mar 2015
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Chris Smith
B. 1937
ALI VERSUS THE BEATLES, 1964
Silver print, printed later. Signed and numbered 8/50 in black felt tip pen in the lower margin
image: 102 by 151.5cm.; 40 by 59½in.; sheet: 117 by 166.5cm.; 46 by 65½in.
B. 1937
ALI VERSUS THE BEATLES, 1964
Silver print, printed later. Signed and numbered 8/50 in black felt tip pen in the lower margin
image: 102 by 151.5cm.; 40 by 59½in.; sheet: 117 by 166.5cm.; 46 by 65½in.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 88 %.
This artwork by Chris Smith achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in March 2015. In the Made In Britain auction, the work Ali Versus The Beatles, 1964 sold for GBP 9,375.00 (€ 12,961.43) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 5,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Chris Smith - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Ali And The Beatles, 1964, which sold at auction in September 2018 for GBP 43,750.00 (€ 49,136.87).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 88 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Chris Smith erzielte im März 2015 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Made In Britain wurde die Arbeit Ali Versus The Beatles, 1964 für GBP 9.375,00 (€ 12.961,43) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 5.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Chris Smith mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Ali And The Beatles, 1964 beobachtet, die im September 2018 für GBP 43.750,00 (€ 49.136,87) versteigert wurde.
