Grace Cossington Smith
Australian Sea At Thirroul
Found at
Sothebys,
Sydney
Important Australian Art Including Works from the Qantas Collection, Lot 30
7. May - 7. May 2007
Important Australian Art Including Works from the Qantas Collection, Lot 30
7. May - 7. May 2007
Estimate: 50.000 - 70.000 AUD
Price realised: 108.000 AUD
Price realised: 108.000 AUD
Description
GRACE COSSINGTON SMITH
1892-1984
AUSTRALIANSEA AT THIRROUL
Signed lower left
Oil on cardboard on composition board
36 by 47 cm
Painted circa 1935
Collection of the artist | Private collection, Sydney; pruchased from the above in 1972
1892-1984
AUSTRALIANSEA AT THIRROUL
Signed lower left
Oil on cardboard on composition board
36 by 47 cm
Painted circa 1935
Collection of the artist | Private collection, Sydney; pruchased from the above in 1972
Upper estimate price exceeded by 54 %.
The work Australian Sea At Thirroul by Grace Cossington Smith was auctioned at Sothebys in Sydney in May 2007. It achieved a price of AUD 108,000.00 (€ 66,407.20), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 54%. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Grace Cossington Smith; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Still Life With Jugs sold at auction in May 2004 with the realized price of AUD 203,150.00 (€ 118,694.01).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 54 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Australian Sea At Thirroul von Grace Cossington Smith kam im Mai 2007 bei Sothebys in Sydney zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von AUD 108.000,00 (€ 66.407,20) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 54%. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Grace Cossington Smith; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Still Life With Jugs im Mai 2004 mit dem Hammerpreis von AUD 203.150,00 (€ 118.694,01).
Grace Cossington Smith - Auction history
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