John Graham Coughtry
Two Figures Viii
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 CAD
Price realised: 60.000 CAD
Price realised: 60.000 CAD
Description
John Graham Coughtry1931 - 1999
TWO FIGURES VIII
singed and dated l.r.: Coughtry '63; signed, titled and dated by the artist in pencil on the reverse and titled and dated on a label on the reverse
oil on canvas
127 by 142.2 cm. 50 by 56 in.
Isaacs Gallery, Toronto | Private Collection, Toronto
TWO FIGURES VIII
singed and dated l.r.: Coughtry '63; signed, titled and dated by the artist in pencil on the reverse and titled and dated on a label on the reverse
oil on canvas
127 by 142.2 cm. 50 by 56 in.
Isaacs Gallery, Toronto | Private Collection, Toronto
A top price for John Graham Coughtry
When the work Two Figures Viii by John Graham Coughtry was auctioned at Sothebys in Toronto in December 2009, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - CAD 15,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than four times as high at CAD 60,000.00 (€ 40,018.14). This high result makes Two Figures Viii the most expensive artwork by John Graham Coughtry that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für John Graham Coughtry
Als die Arbeit Two Figures Viii von John Graham Coughtry im Dezember 2009 bei Sothebys in Toronto versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – CAD 15.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit CAD 60.000,00 (€ 40.018,14) mehr als viermal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Two Figures Viii zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von John Graham Coughtry, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
John Graham Coughtry - Auction history
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