Clare Shenstone

Wax Head of Francis Bacon

Found at Christies, London
BESTON COLLECTION, Lot 422
10. Feb - 10. Feb 2006
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.500 GBP
Price realised: 14.400 GBP
Clare Shenstone (b. 1948)
Wax Head of Francis Bacon
signed 'Shenstone' (lower right)
oil, wax and pencil on canvas
15¾ x 19 5/8in. (40 x 49.9cm.)
Executed in 1980-1981

A top price for Clare Noel Shenstone

The work Wax Head of Francis Bacon by Clare Noel Shenstone was worth GBP 14,400.00 (€ 21,179.17) to a buyer in February 2006. This price was achieved in the auction BESTON COLLECTION at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 2,500.00 many times over. This high result makes Wax Head of Francis Bacon the most expensive artwork by Clare Noel Shenstone that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Clare Noel Shenstone

Die Arbeit Wax Head of Francis Bacon von Clare Noel Shenstone war einem Käufer im Februar 2006 GBP 14.400,00 (€ 21.179,17) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion BESTON COLLECTION bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 2.500,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Wax Head of Francis Bacon zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Clare Noel Shenstone, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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