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- Flowers in Front of Painting
Donald Hamilton Fraser R.A.
Flowers in Front of Painting
Found at
Bonhams,
Los Angeles
Modern British and Irish Art, Lot 125
12. Jul - 12. Jul 2023
Modern British and Irish Art, Lot 125
12. Jul - 12. Jul 2023
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Donald Hamilton Fraser R.A. (British, 1929-2009)
Flowers in Front of Painting
signed 'Fraser' (lower left); titled and dated 'Flowers in front of painting 1966' (on label attached to frame verso)
oil and pencil on card, laid on board
29.5 x 22cm (11 5/8 x 8 11/16in).
Paul Rosenberg & Co. New York, where acquired by | Joseph H. Hirshhorn, by whom gifted to | The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, 1981 | Their sale; Sotheby's, London, 16 March 2021, lot 238, where acquired by the present owner | Private Collection, U.K.
Flowers in Front of Painting
signed 'Fraser' (lower left); titled and dated 'Flowers in front of painting 1966' (on label attached to frame verso)
oil and pencil on card, laid on board
29.5 x 22cm (11 5/8 x 8 11/16in).
Paul Rosenberg & Co. New York, where acquired by | Joseph H. Hirshhorn, by whom gifted to | The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, 1981 | Their sale; Sotheby's, London, 16 March 2021, lot 238, where acquired by the present owner | Private Collection, U.K.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 41 %.
The work Flowers in Front of Painting by Donald Hamilton Fraser was sold in the Modern British and Irish Art auction at Bonhams in Los Angeles in July this year. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 2,816.00 (€ 3,285.42), 41% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Donald Hamilton Fraser have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Landscape, Sea And Wind in November 2020 with an auction result of GBP 18,900.00 (€ 21,098.78).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 41 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Flowers in Front of Painting von Donald Hamilton Fraser wurde im Juli diesen Jahres in der Auktion Modern British and Irish Art bei Bonhams in Los Angeles versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 2.816,00 (€ 3.285,42) und damit 41% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Donald Hamilton Fraser auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Landscape, Sea And Wind im November 2020 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 18.900,00 (€ 21.098,78).
