James Dixon
Muldoon and the nets
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 6.875 GBP
Price realised: 6.875 GBP
Description
James Dixon (1887-1970)
Muldoon and the nets
indistinctly inscribed 'Tory Island With a catch of Fish/in a Gully Bach of/Tory Island at Muldon/went through under/fish and went away' (lower right) signed, inscribed and dated 'By James Dixon Tory Island/3/3 1916' (lower centre)
oil on board
21½ x 29 in. (54.6 x 73.6 cm.)
Muldoon and the nets
indistinctly inscribed 'Tory Island With a catch of Fish/in a Gully Bach of/Tory Island at Muldon/went through under/fish and went away' (lower right) signed, inscribed and dated 'By James Dixon Tory Island/3/3 1916' (lower centre)
oil on board
21½ x 29 in. (54.6 x 73.6 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 38 %.
The work Muldoon and the nets by James Dixon was sold in the 20th Century British Art auction at Christies in London in December 2010. It achieved a price of GBP 6,875.00 (€ 7,974.98), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 38%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by James Dixon - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Self Portrait, which sold at auction in May 2001 for GBP 11,750.00 (€ 19,699.14).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 38 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Muldoon and the nets von James Dixon wurde im Dezember 2010 in der Auktion 20th Century British Art bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 6.875,00 (€ 7.974,98) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 38%. Für andere Arbeiten von James Dixon mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Self Portrait beobachtet, die im Mai 2001 für GBP 11.750,00 (€ 19.699,14) versteigert wurde.
James Dixon - Auction history
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