David Montgomery

Francis Bacon, 1989

Found at Christies, London
BESTON COLLECTION, Lot 437
10. Feb - 10. Feb 2006
Estimate: 100 - 200 GBP
Price realised: 1.560 GBP
David Montgomery (b. 1937)
Francis Bacon, 1989
signed and dated in ink 'David Montgomery 1989' (in the margin)
chromogenic print
15½ x 15½in. (39.5 x 39.5cm.)

Artwork auctioned at seven times the upper estimate price

When the work Francis Bacon, 1989 by David Montgomery was auctioned at Christies in London in February 2006, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 200.00 but the actual price achieved was more than seven times as high at GBP 1,560.00 (€ 2,294.41). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by David Montgomery - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Queen Elizabeth with Corgis, which sold at auction in June 2019 for USD 6,250.00 (€ 5,530.48).

Kunstwerk zum Siebenfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert

Als die Arbeit Francis Bacon, 1989 von David Montgomery im Februar 2006 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 200,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 1.560,00 (€ 2.294,41) mehr als siebenmal so hoch. Für andere Arbeiten von David Montgomery mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Queen Elizabeth with Corgis beobachtet, die im Juni 2019 für USD 6.250,00 (€ 5.530,48) versteigert wurde.

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