David Kim Whittaker
Self Portrait Four, Jewel Box (The Broads, Thunder Showers, Late Afternoon, A Young Girl in Reflection, Poetics of the Past Never Forgotten)
Found at
Phillips,
London Auction
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Lot 266
9. Mar - 9. Mar 2018
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Lot 266
9. Mar - 9. Mar 2018
Estimate: 30.000 - 40.000 GBP
Price realised: 81.250 GBP
Price realised: 81.250 GBP
Description
signed, titled and dated 'Whittaker "JEWEL BOX," DKW 2011' on the reverse
oil and acrylic on canvas
160.2 x 160.2 cm (63 1/8 x 63 1/8 in.)
Painted in 2011.
Opera Gallery, London | Acquired from the above by the present owner
oil and acrylic on canvas
160.2 x 160.2 cm (63 1/8 x 63 1/8 in.)
Painted in 2011.
Opera Gallery, London | Acquired from the above by the present owner
A top price for David Whittaker
This artwork by David Whittaker achieved an unexpectedly high price at Phillips in London in March 2018. In the 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale auction, the work Self Portrait Four, Jewel Box (The Broads, Thunder Showers, Late Afternoon, A Young Girl in Reflection, Poetics of the Past Never Forgotten) sold for GBP 81,250.00 (€ 92,507.61) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 40,000.00. This high result makes Self Portrait Four, Jewel Box (The Broads, Thunder Showers, Late Afternoon, A Young Girl in Reflection, Poetics of the Past Never Forgotten) the most expensive artwork by David Whittaker that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für David Whittaker
Dieses Kunstwerk von David Whittaker erzielte im März 2018 bei Phillips in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale wurde die Arbeit Self Portrait Four, Jewel Box (The Broads, Thunder Showers, Late Afternoon, A Young Girl in Reflection, Poetics of the Past Never Forgotten) für GBP 81.250,00 (€ 92.507,61) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 40.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Self Portrait Four, Jewel Box (The Broads, Thunder Showers, Late Afternoon, A Young Girl in Reflection, Poetics of the Past Never Forgotten) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von David Whittaker, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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