John Boyd
Thaumatropy (Soi Disant)
Found at
Christies,
London
20th Century British Art, Lot 156
16. Jul - 16. Jul 2008
20th Century British Art, Lot 156
16. Jul - 16. Jul 2008
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
John Boyd (b. 1957)
Thaumatropy (Soi Disant)
signed 'John Boyd' (lower right), signed again and inscribed 'Thaumatropy (Soi Disant)/John Boyd' (on a label attached to the reverse)
oil on board
21 x 29½ in. (53.3 x 74.9 cm.)
Painted circa 1990/91.
Thaumatropy (Soi Disant)
signed 'John Boyd' (lower right), signed again and inscribed 'Thaumatropy (Soi Disant)/John Boyd' (on a label attached to the reverse)
oil on board
21 x 29½ in. (53.3 x 74.9 cm.)
Painted circa 1990/91.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Thaumatropy (Soi Disant) by John Boyd was auctioned at Christies in London in July 2008. 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 4,375.00 (€ 5,558.49) 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
Die Arbeit Thaumatropy (Soi Disant) von John Boyd kam im Juli 2008 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. 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 4.375,00 (€ 5.558,49) 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.
