John Boyd
Gramarye of the Sign (My Deceiver Liveth)
Found at
Christies,
London
20th Century British and Irish Art and the Collection of the, Lot 208
6. Jun - 6. Jun 2003
20th Century British and Irish Art and the Collection of the, Lot 208
6. Jun - 6. Jun 2003
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
John Boyd (b. 1957)
Gramarye of the Sign (My Deceiver Liveth)
signed and numbered 'John Boyd/S/50/2' (lower left), signed again, inscribed, numbered and dated 'Gramarye of the Sign (My Deceiver Liveth)/John Boyd/S/91/50/s' (on a label attached to the reverse)
oil on board
29½ x 43 in. (75 x 109.2 cm.)
Gramarye of the Sign (My Deceiver Liveth)
signed and numbered 'John Boyd/S/50/2' (lower left), signed again, inscribed, numbered and dated 'Gramarye of the Sign (My Deceiver Liveth)/John Boyd/S/91/50/s' (on a label attached to the reverse)
oil on board
29½ x 43 in. (75 x 109.2 cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
In June 2003 Christies in London held the auction 20th Century British and Irish Art and the Collection of the, which included the work Gramarye of the Sign (My Deceiver Liveth) by John Boyd. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 4,000.00 – 6,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 4,182.50 (€ 6,010.48) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by John Boyd - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Café, Fes, which sold at auction in November 2001 for GBP 10,575.00 (€ 16,828.16).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Juni 2003 führte Christies in London die Auktion 20th Century British and Irish Art and the Collection of the durch, in der auch die Arbeit Gramarye of the Sign (My Deceiver Liveth) von John Boyd zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 4.000,00 – 6.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 4.182,50 (€ 6.010,48) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Für andere Arbeiten von John Boyd mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Café, Fes beobachtet, die im November 2001 für GBP 10.575,00 (€ 16.828,16) versteigert wurde.
