John Cecil Stephenson

Abstraction

Found at Christies, London
Modern British Art Day Sale, Lot 154
22.Jan - 22.Jan.2020
Estimate: 15.000 - 25.000 GBP
Price realised: 37.500 GBP
signed twice, inscribed and dated 'ABSTRACTION/CECIL STEPHENSON 1933/CECIL STEPHENSON/6 MALL STUDIOS/NW3' (on the backboard)
oil on canvas stretched over panel
7 7/8 x 11 in. (20 x 28 cm.)
Painted in 1933.
The artist, and by descent. | Their sale; Phillips, London, 17 July 2001, lot 79. | Andrew McIntosh Patrick. | Purchased by the present owner at the 2007 exhibition.

Upper estimate price exceeded by 50 %.

In January 2020 Christies in London held the auction Modern British Art Day Sale, which included the work Abstraction by John Cecil Stephenson. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 37,500.00 (€ 44,605.83), 50% above the upper estimate. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by John Cecil Stephenson; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Bright Triangles sold at auction in November 2019 with the realized price of GBP 47,500.00 (€ 55,776.61).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 50 % übertroffen

Im Januar 2020 führte Christies in London die Auktion Modern British Art Day Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit Abstraction von John Cecil Stephenson zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 37.500,00 (€ 44.605,83) und damit 50% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von John Cecil Stephenson; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Bright Triangles im November 2019 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 47.500,00 (€ 55.776,61).

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