John Virtue
Landscape No. 246; Landscape No. 247
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 GBP
Price realised: 12.500 GBP
Price realised: 12.500 GBP
Description
John Virtue
B.1947
LANDSCAPE NO. 246; LANDSCAPE NO. 247
Quantity: 2
both signed, titled and dated 1992/93 on the reverse
each acrylic on canvas
both: 19 by 24cm.; 7½ by 9½in.
Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London, where acquired by David Bowie
B.1947
LANDSCAPE NO. 246; LANDSCAPE NO. 247
Quantity: 2
both signed, titled and dated 1992/93 on the reverse
each acrylic on canvas
both: 19 by 24cm.; 7½ by 9½in.
Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London, where acquired by David Bowie
Artwork auctioned at ten times the upper estimate price
The work Landscape No. 246; Landscape No. 247 by John Virtue was worth GBP 12,500.00 (€ 14,748.77) to a buyer in November 2016. This price was achieved in the auction Day Auction at Sothebys in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 1,200.00 many times over. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by John Virtue - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Landscape No. 87, which sold at auction in November 2016 for GBP 40,000.00 (€ 47,196.07).
Kunstwerk zum Zehnfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Landscape No. 246; Landscape No. 247 von John Virtue war einem Käufer im November 2016 GBP 12.500,00 (€ 14.748,77) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Day Auction bei Sothebys in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.200,00 um ein Vielfaches. Für andere Arbeiten von John Virtue mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Landscape No. 87 beobachtet, die im November 2016 für GBP 40.000,00 (€ 47.196,07) versteigert wurde.
John Virtue - Auction history
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