Gwen John
Mère Poussepin
Estimate: 100.000 - 150.000 GBP
Price realised: 119.700 GBP
Price realised: 119.700 GBP
Description
Gwen John
1876 - 1939
Mère Poussepin
oil on canvas
unframed: 61 by 38cm.; 24 by 15in.
framed: 79 by 54.5cm.; 31 by 21½in.
Executed probably in the late 1910s.
The Estate of the Artist | Matthiesen Gallery, London, where acquired by Hugo Pitman by 1946 and thence by family descent to the present owner
1876 - 1939
Mère Poussepin
oil on canvas
unframed: 61 by 38cm.; 24 by 15in.
framed: 79 by 54.5cm.; 31 by 21½in.
Executed probably in the late 1910s.
The Estate of the Artist | Matthiesen Gallery, London, where acquired by Hugo Pitman by 1946 and thence by family descent to the present owner
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Mère Poussepin by Gwen John was auctioned at Sothebys in London in June last year. The price achieved of GBP 119,700.00 (€ 139,057.35) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 100,000.00 – 150,000.00. Other works by Gwen John have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in July 2013 the work The Convalescent was auctioned for GBP 200,500.00 (€ 229,106.20).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Mère Poussepin von Gwen John kam im Juni letzten Jahres bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 119.700,00 (€ 139.057,35) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 100.000,00 – 150.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Gwen John konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Juli 2013 die Arbeit The Convalescent für GBP 200.500,00 (€ 229.106,20) versteigert.
Gwen John - Auction history
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