Eliot Hodgkin

Violets II

Found at Christies, London
20th Century British Art, Lot 101
6. Sep - 6. Sep 2000
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 51.700 GBP
Eliot Hodgkin (1905-1987)
Violets II
signed and dated lower right Eliot/Hodgkin/1 April 59
tempera on board
2¾ x 61/8in. (7 x 15.6cm.)

A top price for Eliot Hodgkin

The work Violets II by Eliot Hodgkin was worth GBP 51,700.00 (€ 86,509.89) to a buyer in September 2000. This price was achieved in the auction 20th Century British Art at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 3,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Violets II the most expensive artwork by Eliot Hodgkin that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Eliot Hodgkin

Die Arbeit Violets II von Eliot Hodgkin war einem Käufer im September 2000 GBP 51.700,00 (€ 86.509,89) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion 20th Century British Art bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 3.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Violets II zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Eliot Hodgkin, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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