Jenny Watson

The Spider Trap

Found at Christies, Sydney
CONTEMPORARY ART, Lot 43
26. Aug - 26. Aug 2001
Estimate: 20.000 - 25.000 AUD
Price realised: 30.550 AUD
JENNY WATSON (B. 1951)
THE SPIDER TRAP
signed with initials and dated 'JW/June/87' (upper centre) and inscribed with title 'The Spider Trap' (left margin) and further dated and titled on gallery label (on the reverse)
oil, acrylic, gouache, collage on cotton duck
215.4 x 170 cm
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A top price for Jenny Watson

The work The Spider Trap by Jenny Watson was auctioned at Christies in Sydney in August 2001. It achieved a price of AUD 30,550.00 (€ 17,735.13), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 22%. With this result, The Spider Trap is even the most expensive work of art by Jenny Watson that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Jenny Watson

Die Arbeit The Spider Trap von Jenny Watson kam im August 2001 bei Christies in Sydney zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von AUD 30.550,00 (€ 17.735,13) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 22%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist The Spider Trap sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Jenny Watson, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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