John Michael Groves
Sketch for 'The Taking of the Minerva'
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 GBP
Price realised: 2.625 GBP
Price realised: 2.625 GBP
Description
John Michael Groves (b.1937)
Sketch for 'The Taking of the Minerva'
signed and dated 'J Groves/88' (lower right) and inscribed 'Rough for oil painting/The taking of the 'MINERVA' (lower left)
pencil, pastel and watercolour, on paper
15 x 24½ in. (38.1 x 62.2 cm.)
Sketch for 'The Taking of the Minerva'
signed and dated 'J Groves/88' (lower right) and inscribed 'Rough for oil painting/The taking of the 'MINERVA' (lower left)
pencil, pastel and watercolour, on paper
15 x 24½ in. (38.1 x 62.2 cm.)
A top price for John Michael Groves
This artwork by John Michael Groves achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in May 2011. In the Maritime Art auction, the work Sketch for 'The Taking of the Minerva' sold for GBP 2,625.00 (€ 3,001.70) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1,200.00. This high result makes Sketch for 'The Taking of the Minerva' the most expensive artwork by John Michael Groves that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für John Michael Groves
Dieses Kunstwerk von John Michael Groves erzielte im Mai 2011 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Maritime Art wurde die Arbeit Sketch for 'The Taking of the Minerva' für GBP 2.625,00 (€ 3.001,70) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.200,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Sketch for 'The Taking of the Minerva' zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von John Michael Groves, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
John Michael Groves - Auction history
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