Gerrit Albertus Beneker

Portrait of Peggie Polk

Found at Christies, London
Christie's Interiors, Lot 459
28. Feb - 28. Feb 2012
Estimate: 700 - 1.000 GBP
Price realised: 1.875 GBP
Gerrit Albertus Beneker (American, 1882-1934)
Portrait of Peggie Polk
signed and dated 'Gerrit A Beneker/1927' (lower right) and signed, inscribed and dated 'PEGGIE POLK/by Gerrit A. Beneker AUG. 1927' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
24¼ x 20 1/8 in. (61.6 x 51.2 cm.)

Upper estimate price exceeded by 88 %.

This artwork by Gerrit Albertus Beneker achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in February 2012. In the Christie's Interiors auction, the work Portrait of Peggie Polk sold for GBP 1,875.00 (€ 2,238.80) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1,000.00. Admittedly, works by Gerrit Albertus Beneker have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Riding The Tide, Provincetown in April 2017 with an auction result of USD 12,500.00 (€ 11,473.15).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 88 % übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Gerrit Albertus Beneker erzielte im Februar 2012 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Christie's Interiors wurde die Arbeit Portrait of Peggie Polk für GBP 1.875,00 (€ 2.238,80) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Gerrit Albertus Beneker auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Riding The Tide, Provincetown im April 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 12.500,00 (€ 11.473,15).

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