Denis Mitchell
Botallack
Estimate: 7.000 - 10.000 GBP
Price realised: 75.000 GBP
Price realised: 75.000 GBP
Description
Denis Mitchell
1912 - 1993
BOTALLACK
signed with initials, titled, numbered No 3 and dated 1961 on the underside of the base
bronze
length: 80cm.; 31½in.
Conceived in 1961, the present work is number 3 from the edition of 6 plus 1 Artist's Cast.
Sale, Sotheby's London, 8th March 1995, lot 302, where acquired by David Bowie
1912 - 1993
BOTALLACK
signed with initials, titled, numbered No 3 and dated 1961 on the underside of the base
bronze
length: 80cm.; 31½in.
Conceived in 1961, the present work is number 3 from the edition of 6 plus 1 Artist's Cast.
Sale, Sotheby's London, 8th March 1995, lot 302, where acquired by David Bowie
A top price for Denis Mitchell
When the work Botallack by Denis Mitchell was auctioned at Sothebys in London in November 2016, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 10,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than seven times as high at GBP 75,000.00 (€ 88,492.63). This high result makes Botallack the most expensive artwork by Denis Mitchell that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Denis Mitchell
Als die Arbeit Botallack von Denis Mitchell im November 2016 bei Sothebys in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 10.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 75.000,00 (€ 88.492,63) mehr als siebenmal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Botallack zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Denis Mitchell, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Denis Mitchell - Auction history
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