John Wells
Untitled
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Modern & Post-War British Art, Lot 341
17. Nov - 17. Nov 2020
Modern & Post-War British Art, Lot 341
17. Nov - 17. Nov 2020
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
A Sense of Form: Property from a Private British Collection
JOHN WELLS
1907 - 2000
UNTITLED
signed John Wells, dated 1975 and inscribed with the Artist's address (on the reverse)
pencil and oil on canvasboard
unframed: 25 by 30.5cm.; 9¾ by 12in.
framed: 40 by 45cm.; 15¾ by 17½in.
Executed in 1975.
Denis Mitchell | Sale, Christie's, South Kensington, 12 July 2012, lot 542, where acquired by the present owner
JOHN WELLS
1907 - 2000
UNTITLED
signed John Wells, dated 1975 and inscribed with the Artist's address (on the reverse)
pencil and oil on canvasboard
unframed: 25 by 30.5cm.; 9¾ by 12in.
framed: 40 by 45cm.; 15¾ by 17½in.
Executed in 1975.
Denis Mitchell | Sale, Christie's, South Kensington, 12 July 2012, lot 542, where acquired by the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by 89 %.
This artwork by John Wells achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in November 2020. In the Modern & Post-War British Art auction, the work without title sold for GBP 11,340.00 (€ 12,659.27) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 6,000.00. Admittedly, works by John Wells have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Structure In Oval in November 2012 with an auction result of GBP 55,250.00 (€ 68,062.39).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 89 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von John Wells erzielte im November 2020 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern & Post-War British Art wurde diese Arbeit ohne Titel für GBP 11.340,00 (€ 12.659,27) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 6.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von John Wells auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Structure In Oval im November 2012 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 55.250,00 (€ 68.062,39).
John Wells - Auction history
