John Banting

Self Portrait

Found at Christies, London
Modern | British Art, Lot 400
21.Nov - 21.Nov.2019
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.500 GBP
Price realised: 5.625 GBP
oil on canvas
20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 41 cm.)
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 26 January 1989, lot 157, as 'Self Portrait, Head and Shoulders'. | with Henry Boxer, Richmond, where purchased by the present owners' parents on 27 September 1993.

Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%

This artwork by John Banting achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in November 2019. In the Modern | British Art auction, the work Self Portrait sold for GBP 5,625.00 (€ 6,605.13) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 2,500.00. Admittedly, works by John Banting have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work For Social Service in September 2012 with an auction result of GBP 31,250.00 (€ 39,213.21).

Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von John Banting erzielte im November 2019 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern | British Art wurde die Arbeit Self Portrait für GBP 5.625,00 (€ 6.605,13) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 2.500,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von John Banting auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit For Social Service im September 2012 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 31.250,00 (€ 39.213,21).

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