Frederick Mccubbin
Sawing Timber
Found at
Christies,
London
Modern and Contemporary Australian ArtIncluding Works by New Zealand and South African Artists, Lot 25
12. Dec - 12. Dec 2007
Modern and Contemporary Australian ArtIncluding Works by New Zealand and South African Artists, Lot 25
12. Dec - 12. Dec 2007
Estimate: 250.000 - 350.000 GBP
Price realised: 731.700 GBP
Price realised: 731.700 GBP
Description
Frederick McCubbin (1855-1917)
Sawing Timber
signed and dated 'F McCubbin 1907' (lower left)
oil on canvas
25 x 33in. (63.5 x 83.8cm.)
Sawing Timber
signed and dated 'F McCubbin 1907' (lower left)
oil on canvas
25 x 33in. (63.5 x 83.8cm.)
A top price for Frederick McCubbin
This artwork by Frederick McCubbin achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in December 2007. In the Modern and Contemporary Australian ArtIncluding Works by New Zealand and South African Artists auction, the work Sawing Timber sold for GBP 731,700.00 (€ 994,256.19) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 350,000.00. This high result makes Sawing Timber the most expensive artwork by Frederick McCubbin that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Frederick McCubbin
Dieses Kunstwerk von Frederick McCubbin erzielte im Dezember 2007 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern and Contemporary Australian ArtIncluding Works by New Zealand and South African Artists wurde die Arbeit Sawing Timber für GBP 731.700,00 (€ 994.256,19) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 350.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Sawing Timber zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Frederick McCubbin, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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