John Virtue

Landscape No. 87

Found at Sothebys, London
Day Auction, Lot 271
11. Nov - 11. Nov 2016
Estimate: 8.000 - 12.000 GBP
Price realised: 40.000 GBP
John Virtue
B.1947
LANDSCAPE NO. 87
signed, titled, dated 1988 - 1989. and inscribed on the reverse of each panel
ink, pen and ink, acrylic and PVA glue on paper, mounted on wood, in three parts
overall: 298.5 by 507cm.; 117½ by 199½in.
Bob Summers, U.S.A. | Sale, Bonhams London, 3rd December 2002, lot 132, where acquired by David Bowie

A top price for John Virtue

When the work Landscape No. 87 by John Virtue was auctioned at Sothebys in London in November 2016, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 12,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 40,000.00 (€ 47,196.07). This high result makes Landscape No. 87 the most expensive artwork by John Virtue that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für John Virtue

Als die Arbeit Landscape No. 87 von John Virtue im November 2016 bei Sothebys in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 12.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 40.000,00 (€ 47.196,07) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Landscape No. 87 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von John Virtue, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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