John Butler Yeats
Two Sketchbooks
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Irish Art, including Property from the Collection of Sir MichaelSmurfit, Lot 2
9. Sep - 9. Sep 2020
Irish Art, including Property from the Collection of Sir MichaelSmurfit, Lot 2
9. Sep - 9. Sep 2020
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 13.860 GBP
Price realised: 13.860 GBP
Description
Property from the Yeats Family
JOHN BUTLER YEATS
1839-1922
TWO SKETCHBOOKS
one dated 1916
pencil and pen and ink
(2)
one 15 by 20cm., 6 by 8in.; the other 10.5 by 17.5cm., 5 by 7in.
The Artist, thence by family descent
JOHN BUTLER YEATS
1839-1922
TWO SKETCHBOOKS
one dated 1916
pencil and pen and ink
(2)
one 15 by 20cm., 6 by 8in.; the other 10.5 by 17.5cm., 5 by 7in.
The Artist, thence by family descent
Artwork auctioned at four times the upper estimate price
The work Two Sketchbooks by John Butler Yeats was worth GBP 13,860.00 (€ 15,282.90) to a buyer in September 2020. This price was achieved in the auction Irish Art, including Property from the Collection of Sir MichaelSmurfit at Sothebys in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 3,000.00 many times over. Admittedly, works by John Butler Yeats have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Self Portrait, New York in September 2017 with an auction result of GBP 87,500.00 (€ 99,269.87).
Kunstwerk zum Vierfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Two Sketchbooks von John Butler Yeats war einem Käufer im September 2020 GBP 13.860,00 (€ 15.282,90) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Irish Art, including Property from the Collection of Sir MichaelSmurfit bei Sothebys in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 3.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von John Butler Yeats auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Self Portrait, New York im September 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 87.500,00 (€ 99.269,87).
John Butler Yeats - Auction history
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