John Young Hunter
Vanity Fair
Found at
Christies,
London
Classic Art Evening Sale: Antiquity to 20th Century, Lot 37
29.Jul - 29.Jul.2020
Classic Art Evening Sale: Antiquity to 20th Century, Lot 37
29.Jul - 29.Jul.2020
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 GBP
Price realised: 125.000 GBP
Price realised: 125.000 GBP
Description
signed and dated 'J. Young Hunter/1911' (lower right) and further signed and inscribed 'Vanity Fair/NO. 1./J. Young Hunter/ 9 Launceston Place/Kensington' (on the artist's label attached to reverse)
oil on canvas
53 x 85 in. (134.6 x 215.9 cm.)
with Pyms Gallery, London. | Private collection.
oil on canvas
53 x 85 in. (134.6 x 215.9 cm.)
with Pyms Gallery, London. | Private collection.
A top price for John Young Hunter
In July 2020 Christies in London held the auction Classic Art Evening Sale: Antiquity to 20th Century, which included the work Vanity Fair by John Young Hunter. Here, the upper estimate of GBP 120,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for GBP 125,000.00 (€ 139,427.98). With this result, Vanity Fair is even the most expensive work of art by John Young Hunter that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für John Young Hunter
Im Juli 2020 führte Christies in London die Auktion Classic Art Evening Sale: Antiquity to 20th Century durch, in der auch die Arbeit Vanity Fair von John Young Hunter zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von GBP 120.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für GBP 125.000,00 (€ 139.427,98) einen neuen Besitzer. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Vanity Fair sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von John Young Hunter, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
John Young Hunter - Auction history
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