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- Sunset over the Forth (from North Berwick Golf Club showing Fife and the Lomonds)
John Houston, R.S.A.
Sunset over the Forth (from North Berwick Golf Club showing Fife and the Lomonds)
Found at
Christies,
London
THE SCOTTISH SALE - EDINBURGH, Lot 174
26. Oct - 26. Oct 2000
THE SCOTTISH SALE - EDINBURGH, Lot 174
26. Oct - 26. Oct 2000
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
John Houston, R.S.A. (b. 1930)
Sunset over the Forth (from North Berwick Golf Club showing Fife and the Lomonds)
signed and dated 'Houston/1973' (lower left)
oil on canvas
47 x 72 in. (119.5 x 193 cm.)
Sunset over the Forth (from North Berwick Golf Club showing Fife and the Lomonds)
signed and dated 'Houston/1973' (lower left)
oil on canvas
47 x 72 in. (119.5 x 193 cm.)
A top price for John Houston
This artwork by John Houston achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in October 2000. In the THE SCOTTISH SALE - EDINBURGH auction, the work Sunset over the Forth (from North Berwick Golf Club showing Fife and the Lomonds) sold for GBP 5,640.00 (€ 9,640.37) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 3,000.00. This high result makes Sunset over the Forth (from North Berwick Golf Club showing Fife and the Lomonds) the most expensive artwork by John Houston that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für John Houston
Dieses Kunstwerk von John Houston erzielte im Oktober 2000 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion THE SCOTTISH SALE - EDINBURGH wurde die Arbeit Sunset over the Forth (from North Berwick Golf Club showing Fife and the Lomonds) für GBP 5.640,00 (€ 9.640,37) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 3.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Sunset over the Forth (from North Berwick Golf Club showing Fife and the Lomonds) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von John Houston, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
