Gordon Bennett

Self Portrait (But I Always Wanted To Be One Of The Good Guys)

Found at Sothebys, New York
Aboriginal Art, Lot 12
13. Dec - 13. Dec 2019
Estimate: 350.000 - 450.000 USD
Price realised: 437.500 USD
GORDON BENNETT
1955-2014
SELF PORTRAIT (BUT I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE ONE OF THE GOOD GUYS)
Oil on canvas
59 in by 102 in (150 cm by 260 cm)
Painted in Brisbane in 1990 | Bellas Gallery, Brisbane | Private Collection, Queensland

A top price for Gordon Bennett - as previously expected

In December 2019 Sothebys in New York held the auction Aboriginal Art, which included the work Self Portrait (But I Always Wanted To Be One Of The Good Guys) by Gordon Bennett. It changed hands for a price of USD 437,500.00 (€ 389,685.58) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of USD 350,000.00 – 450,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Self Portrait (But I Always Wanted To Be One Of The Good Guys) is the most expensive artwork by Gordon Bennett that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage

Im Dezember 2019 führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion Aboriginal Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Self Portrait (But I Always Wanted To Be One Of The Good Guys) von Gordon Bennett zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von USD 437.500,00 (€ 389.685,58) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 350.000,00 – 450.000,00. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Self Portrait (But I Always Wanted To Be One Of The Good Guys) das teuerste Kunstwerk von Gordon Bennett, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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