John Craxton R.A.
Summer Triptych (Boy on Wall, Girl on the Seashore, Goat and Tree)
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 GBP
Price realised: 343.300 GBP
Price realised: 343.300 GBP
Description
John Craxton R.A. (British, 1922-2009)
Summer Triptych (Boy on Wall, Girl on the Seashore, Goat and Tree)
tempera on board
142 x 60.5 cm. (55 7/8 x 23 5/8 in.); 142.3 x 59.7 cm. (56 x 23 1/2 in.); 142.8 x 60.4 cm. (56 1/4 x 23 3/4 in.)
Painted circa 1958
The Artist, from whom acquired directly by the present owner | Private Collection, Greece
Summer Triptych (Boy on Wall, Girl on the Seashore, Goat and Tree)
tempera on board
142 x 60.5 cm. (55 7/8 x 23 5/8 in.); 142.3 x 59.7 cm. (56 x 23 1/2 in.); 142.8 x 60.4 cm. (56 1/4 x 23 3/4 in.)
Painted circa 1958
The Artist, from whom acquired directly by the present owner | Private Collection, Greece
A top price for John Craxton
This artwork by John Craxton achieved an unexpectedly high price at Bonhams in London in June this year. In the Modern British & Irish Art auction, the work Summer Triptych (Boy on Wall, Girl on the Seashore, Goat and Tree) sold for GBP 343,300.00 (€ 399,542.10) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 120,000.00. This high result makes Summer Triptych (Boy on Wall, Girl on the Seashore, Goat and Tree) the most expensive artwork by John Craxton that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für John Craxton
Dieses Kunstwerk von John Craxton erzielte im Juni diesen Jahres bei Bonhams in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern British & Irish Art wurde die Arbeit Summer Triptych (Boy on Wall, Girl on the Seashore, Goat and Tree) für GBP 343.300,00 (€ 399.542,10) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 120.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Summer Triptych (Boy on Wall, Girl on the Seashore, Goat and Tree) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von John Craxton, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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