Derek Boshier
Man Versus Look, Versus Life, Versus Time, Versus Man About
Found at
Christies,
London
Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction, Lot 20
25. Jun - 25. Jun. 2019
Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction, Lot 20
25. Jun - 25. Jun. 2019
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
signed, titled twice and dated 'Derek Boshier 7/62 'Man Versus Look, versus Life. versus Time versus Man about'', 'Man versus Look, versus Life versus Time versus Man About' (on the reverse); signed twice and dated '72 Boshier Boshier' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
72 3/8 x 72 ½in. (183 x 183cm.)
Painted in 1962
Galerie Bischofberger, Zurich. | Private Collection, Geneva. | Waddington Galleries, London. | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1983.
oil on canvas
72 3/8 x 72 ½in. (183 x 183cm.)
Painted in 1962
Galerie Bischofberger, Zurich. | Private Collection, Geneva. | Waddington Galleries, London. | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1983.
A top price for Derek Boshier
The work Man Versus Look, Versus Life, Versus Time, Versus Man About by Derek Boshier was sold in the Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction auction at Christies in London in June 2019. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 237,500.00 (€ 266,985.22), 19% above the upper estimate. With this result, Man Versus Look, Versus Life, Versus Time, Versus Man About is even the most expensive work of art by Derek Boshier that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Derek Boshier
Die Arbeit Man Versus Look, Versus Life, Versus Time, Versus Man About von Derek Boshier wurde im Juni 2019 in der Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 237.500,00 (€ 266.985,22) und damit 19% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Man Versus Look, Versus Life, Versus Time, Versus Man About sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Derek Boshier, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Derek Boshier - Auction history
