Gwen John
The Convalescent
Estimate: 60.000 - 80.000 GBP
Price realised: 200.500 GBP
Price realised: 200.500 GBP
Description
Gwen John
1876-1939
THE CONVALESCENT
oil on canvas
41 by 33cm.; 16 by 13in.
Executed circa late 1910s to mid 1920s.
The Estate of the Artist | Acquired from the above via Matthiesen Ltd, London, by Dennis Cohen in 1946 | Gifted by the above to the family of the present owners after 1968
1876-1939
THE CONVALESCENT
oil on canvas
41 by 33cm.; 16 by 13in.
Executed circa late 1910s to mid 1920s.
The Estate of the Artist | Acquired from the above via Matthiesen Ltd, London, by Dennis Cohen in 1946 | Gifted by the above to the family of the present owners after 1968
A top price for Gwen John
This artwork by Gwen John achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in July 2013. In the Modern & Post-War British Art auction, the work The Convalescent sold for GBP 200,500.00 (€ 229,106.20) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 80,000.00. This high result makes The Convalescent the most expensive artwork by Gwen John that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Gwen John
Dieses Kunstwerk von Gwen John erzielte im Juli 2013 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern & Post-War British Art wurde die Arbeit The Convalescent für GBP 200.500,00 (€ 229.106,20) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 80.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The Convalescent zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Gwen John, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
