John Brack
Australian The Old Time
Found at
Sothebys,
Sydney
Important Australian Art Including Works from the Qantas Collection, Lot 28
7. May - 7. May 2007
Important Australian Art Including Works from the Qantas Collection, Lot 28
7. May - 7. May 2007
Estimate: 600.000 - 800.000 AUD
Price realised: 3.360.000 AUD
Price realised: 3.360.000 AUD
Description
John Brack
1920 - 1999
AUSTRALIANTHE OLD TIME
Signed and dated '69 lower left; bears title on backing on the reverse
Oil on canvas
162.4 by 129.4 cm
Georges Gallery, Melbourne | Private collection, Melbourne; purchased from the above in 1970
1920 - 1999
AUSTRALIANTHE OLD TIME
Signed and dated '69 lower left; bears title on backing on the reverse
Oil on canvas
162.4 by 129.4 cm
Georges Gallery, Melbourne | Private collection, Melbourne; purchased from the above in 1970
A top price for John Brack
When the work Australian The Old Time by John Brack was auctioned at Sothebys in Sydney in May 2007, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - AUD 800,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than four times as high at AUD 3,360,000.00 (€ 2,066,001.64). This high result makes Australian The Old Time the most expensive artwork by John Brack that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für John Brack
Als die Arbeit Australian The Old Time von John Brack im Mai 2007 bei Sothebys in Sydney versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – AUD 800.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit AUD 3.360.000,00 (€ 2.066.001,64) mehr als viermal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Australian The Old Time zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von John Brack, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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