Ken Whisson
Australian Flag For A Small Industrial Suburb (Flag Of My Disposition No. 6)
Estimate: 40.000 - 50.000 AUD
Price realised: 48.000 AUD
Price realised: 48.000 AUD
Description
Ken Whisson
B. 1927
AUSTRALIANFLAG FOR A SMALL INDUSTRIAL SUBURB (FLAG OF MY DISPOSITION NO. 6)
Inscribed with title, dated and signed FLAG FOR A SMALL INDUSTRIAL SUBURB / PAINTED 18/2/79 / FLAG OF MY DISPOSITION NO. 6 / Ken Whisson (on reverse); bears artist's name and title on gallery label on reverse
Oil on canvas
79.4 by 118.5cm
The artist | Watters Gallery, Sydney | Private collection, Melbourne; purchased from the above in 2003
B. 1927
AUSTRALIANFLAG FOR A SMALL INDUSTRIAL SUBURB (FLAG OF MY DISPOSITION NO. 6)
Inscribed with title, dated and signed FLAG FOR A SMALL INDUSTRIAL SUBURB / PAINTED 18/2/79 / FLAG OF MY DISPOSITION NO. 6 / Ken Whisson (on reverse); bears artist's name and title on gallery label on reverse
Oil on canvas
79.4 by 118.5cm
The artist | Watters Gallery, Sydney | Private collection, Melbourne; purchased from the above in 2003
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Australian Flag For A Small Industrial Suburb (Flag Of My Disposition No. 6) by Ken Whisson was sold in the Important Australian Art auction at Sothebys in Melbourne in August 2009. It changed hands for a price of AUD 48,000.00 (€ 28,220.15) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of AUD 40,000.00 – 50,000.00. Other works by Ken Whisson have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in November 2007 the work Australian Earth, Houses And Vehicle was auctioned for AUD 48,000.00 (€ 28,915.03).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Australian Flag For A Small Industrial Suburb (Flag Of My Disposition No. 6) von Ken Whisson wurde im August 2009 in der Auktion Important Australian Art bei Sothebys in Melbourne versteigert. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von AUD 48.000,00 (€ 28.220,15) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von AUD 40.000,00 – 50.000,00. Andere Arbeiten von Ken Whisson konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im November 2007 die Arbeit Australian Earth, Houses And Vehicle für AUD 48.000,00 (€ 28.915,03) versteigert.
Ken Whisson - Auction history
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