James Kay, R.S.A., R.S.W.
Highway of the Nations
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 GBP
Price realised: 27.500 GBP
Price realised: 27.500 GBP
Description
James Kay, R.S.A., R.S.W. (1858-1942)
Highway of the Nations
signed 'James Kay RSW' (lower left) and inscribed 'Highway of the nations/James Kay/James Kay/Caenn a Chunie, Whistlefield/Dunbartonshire/N.B.' (on an exhibition label attached to the stretcher)
oil on canvas
48¼ x 78¼ in. (122.5 x 198.7 cm.)
Highway of the Nations
signed 'James Kay RSW' (lower left) and inscribed 'Highway of the nations/James Kay/James Kay/Caenn a Chunie, Whistlefield/Dunbartonshire/N.B.' (on an exhibition label attached to the stretcher)
oil on canvas
48¼ x 78¼ in. (122.5 x 198.7 cm.)
A top price for James Kay - as previously expected
In December 2012 Christies in London held the auction Peter Langan: A Life with Art, which included the work Highway of the Nations by James Kay. It changed hands for a price of GBP 27,500.00 (€ 33,915.14) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of GBP 20,000.00 – 30,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Highway of the Nations is the most expensive artwork by James Kay that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Im Dezember 2012 führte Christies in London die Auktion Peter Langan: A Life with Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Highway of the Nations von James Kay zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von GBP 27.500,00 (€ 33.915,14) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 20.000,00 – 30.000,00. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Highway of the Nations das teuerste Kunstwerk von James Kay, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.