Gilbert Spencer, R.A.
Man at a sluice gate on the Thames
Estimate: 5.000 - 8.000 GBP
Price realised: 37.500 GBP
Price realised: 37.500 GBP
Description
signed and dated 'GILBERT SPENCER 1932' (lower left)
oil on canvas
28 x 22 in. (71.5 x 56 cm.)
Wilfred Evill. | Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 9 November 1984, lot 113, where purchased by the present owner.
oil on canvas
28 x 22 in. (71.5 x 56 cm.)
Wilfred Evill. | Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 9 November 1984, lot 113, where purchased by the present owner.
A top price for Gilbert Spencer
The work Man at a sluice gate on the Thames by Gilbert Spencer was worth GBP 37,500.00 (€ 42,695.82) to a buyer in March 2018. This price was achieved in the auction Modern | British & Irish Art at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 8,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Man at a sluice gate on the Thames the most expensive artwork by Gilbert Spencer that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Gilbert Spencer
Die Arbeit Man at a sluice gate on the Thames von Gilbert Spencer war einem Käufer im März 2018 GBP 37.500,00 (€ 42.695,82) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Modern | British & Irish Art bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 8.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Man at a sluice gate on the Thames zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Gilbert Spencer, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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