James Barry, R.A.
Seated male nude
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 GBP
Price realised: 87.500 GBP
Price realised: 87.500 GBP
Description
with inscription 'Js Barry' (lower right) and with further inscription 'Lott [sic] 17' (verso)
pencil, black chalk, pen and black ink heightened with white chalk on buff paper
16 ¾ x 9 ¾ in. (42.5 x 24.7 cm.)
The artist's sale; Christie's, London, 10 April 1807, part of lot 17.
pencil, black chalk, pen and black ink heightened with white chalk on buff paper
16 ¾ x 9 ¾ in. (42.5 x 24.7 cm.)
The artist's sale; Christie's, London, 10 April 1807, part of lot 17.
A top price for James Barry
This artwork by James Barry achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in September 2016. In the Brian Sewell - Critic & Collector auction, the work Seated male nude sold for GBP 87,500.00 (€ 101,335.87) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 30,000.00. This high result makes Seated male nude the most expensive artwork by James Barry that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für James Barry
Dieses Kunstwerk von James Barry erzielte im September 2016 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Brian Sewell - Critic & Collector wurde die Arbeit Seated male nude für GBP 87.500,00 (€ 101.335,87) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 30.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Seated male nude zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von James Barry, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
James Barry - Auction history
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