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- Frederick Hammersley
- Answer #17
Frederick Hammersley
Answer #17
Found at
Christies,
London
Post-War & Contemporary Art, Lot 132
16. Sep - 16. Sep 2010
Post-War & Contemporary Art, Lot 132
16. Sep - 16. Sep 2010
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Frederick Hammersley (B. 1919-2009)
Answer #17
signed and dated 'F. Hammersley 1962-63' (lower left)
oil on linen
17 7/8 x 27in. (45.4 x 70.8cm.)
Painted in 1962-63
Answer #17
signed and dated 'F. Hammersley 1962-63' (lower left)
oil on linen
17 7/8 x 27in. (45.4 x 70.8cm.)
Painted in 1962-63
Upper estimate price exceeded by 81 %.
This artwork by Frederick Hammersley achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in September 2010. In the Post-War & Contemporary Art auction, the work Answer #17 sold for GBP 18,125.00 (€ 20,963.49) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 10,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Frederick Hammersley - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Ego I Go, #15 1975, which sold at auction in September last year for USD 65,895.00 (€ 67,356.64).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 81 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Frederick Hammersley erzielte im September 2010 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Post-War & Contemporary Art wurde die Arbeit Answer #17 für GBP 18.125,00 (€ 20.963,49) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 10.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Frederick Hammersley mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Ego I Go, #15 1975 beobachtet, die im September letzten Jahres für USD 65.895,00 (€ 67.356,64) versteigert wurde.
