Garry Shead
Australian Queen Of Suburbia
Found at
Sothebys,
Melbourne
Important Australian Art Including Selected International Works, Lot 17
27. Aug - 27. Aug 2007
Important Australian Art Including Selected International Works, Lot 17
27. Aug - 27. Aug 2007
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 AUD
Price realised: 432.000 AUD
Price realised: 432.000 AUD
Description
GARRY SHEAD
B. 1942
AUSTRALIANQUEEN OF SUBURBIA
Signed and dated 97 lower left; inscribed with title on the reverse
Oil on canvas
166 by 212 cm
Solander Galleries, Canberra | Michael Nagy Gallery, Sydney | Private collection, Sydney; purchased from the above in 1997
B. 1942
AUSTRALIANQUEEN OF SUBURBIA
Signed and dated 97 lower left; inscribed with title on the reverse
Oil on canvas
166 by 212 cm
Solander Galleries, Canberra | Michael Nagy Gallery, Sydney | Private collection, Sydney; purchased from the above in 1997
A top price for Garry Shead
The work Australian Queen Of Suburbia by Garry Shead was sold in the Important Australian Art Including Selected International Works auction at Sothebys in Melbourne in August 2007. The »bidding war« ended at AUD 432,000.00 (€ 258,325.93), 44% above the upper estimate. With this result, Australian Queen Of Suburbia is even the most expensive work of art by Garry Shead that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Garry Shead
Die Arbeit Australian Queen Of Suburbia von Garry Shead wurde im August 2007 in der Auktion Important Australian Art Including Selected International Works bei Sothebys in Melbourne versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von AUD 432.000,00 (€ 258.325,93) und damit 44% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Australian Queen Of Suburbia sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Garry Shead, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Garry Shead - Auction history
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