Gertrude Hermes, R.A.
Butterfly
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 56.250 GBP
Price realised: 56.250 GBP
Description
signed 'Gertrude Hermes' (on the underside)
walnut
33 ½ in. (85.1 cm.) high, including the base
Carved in 1937.
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner's father, and by descent.
walnut
33 ½ in. (85.1 cm.) high, including the base
Carved in 1937.
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner's father, and by descent.
A top price for Gertrude Hermes
The work Butterfly by Gertrude Hermes was worth GBP 56,250.00 (€ 77,768.60) to a buyer in March 2015. This price was achieved in the auction Modern British and Irish Art at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 15,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Butterfly the most expensive artwork by Gertrude Hermes that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Gertrude Hermes
Die Arbeit Butterfly von Gertrude Hermes war einem Käufer im März 2015 GBP 56.250,00 (€ 77.768,60) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Modern British and Irish Art bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 15.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Butterfly zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Gertrude Hermes, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Gertrude Hermes - Auction history
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