Donald Friend
Australian The Motley Jacket, Ischia
Estimate: 55.000 - 75.000 AUD
Price realised: 103.200 AUD
Price realised: 103.200 AUD
Description
DONALD FRIEND
1915-1989
AUSTRALIANTHE MOTLEY JACKET, ISCHIA
Signed and dated 50 upper left; signed, dated and inscribed 'THE MOTLEY JACKET/ Donald FRIEND/ ISCHIA JAN 1950' on the reverse
Oil on canvas
58.3 by 48.2 cm
George Dunn, London | Private collection, Melbourne | Fine Australian Paintings, Sotheby's, 22 August 1994, lot 33 | Australian and International Paintings, Christie's, 26 & 27 August 2003, lot 73 | Private collection, Sydney; purchased from the above
1915-1989
AUSTRALIANTHE MOTLEY JACKET, ISCHIA
Signed and dated 50 upper left; signed, dated and inscribed 'THE MOTLEY JACKET/ Donald FRIEND/ ISCHIA JAN 1950' on the reverse
Oil on canvas
58.3 by 48.2 cm
George Dunn, London | Private collection, Melbourne | Fine Australian Paintings, Sotheby's, 22 August 1994, lot 33 | Australian and International Paintings, Christie's, 26 & 27 August 2003, lot 73 | Private collection, Sydney; purchased from the above
Upper estimate price exceeded by 38 %.
The work Australian The Motley Jacket, Ischia by Donald Stuart Leslie Friend was sold in the Important Australian Art auction at Sothebys in Sydney in November 2007. It achieved a price of AUD 103,200.00 (€ 62,167.32), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 38%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Donald Stuart Leslie Friend - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Australian Ayam2 Kesayangan: 1 A Miscellanea 1968-1978, which sold at auction in May 2007 for AUD 336,000.00 (€ 206,600.16).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 38 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Australian The Motley Jacket, Ischia von Donald Stuart Leslie Friend wurde im November 2007 in der Auktion Important Australian Art bei Sothebys in Sydney versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von AUD 103.200,00 (€ 62.167,32) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 38%. Für andere Arbeiten von Donald Stuart Leslie Friend mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Australian Ayam2 Kesayangan: 1 A Miscellanea 1968-1978 beobachtet, die im Mai 2007 für AUD 336.000,00 (€ 206.600,16) versteigert wurde.
Donald Stuart Leslie Friend - Auction history
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