Ken Whisson
Australian The Car Passengers
Found at
Sothebys,
Melbourne
Important Australian Art Including Selected International Works, Lot 37
27. Aug - 27. Aug 2007
Important Australian Art Including Selected International Works, Lot 37
27. Aug - 27. Aug 2007
Estimate: 35.000 - 45.000 AUD
Price realised: 38.400 AUD
Price realised: 38.400 AUD
Description
KEN WHISSON
B. 1927
AUSTRALIANTHE CAR PASSENGERS
Signed lower left; bears title and number 52 on label on the reverse
Oil on board
47.5 by 61 cm
Painted circa 1953
Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney | Private collection, Sydney
B. 1927
AUSTRALIANTHE CAR PASSENGERS
Signed lower left; bears title and number 52 on label on the reverse
Oil on board
47.5 by 61 cm
Painted circa 1953
Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney | Private collection, Sydney
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Australian The Car Passengers by Ken Whisson was auctioned at Sothebys in Melbourne in August 2007. The price achieved of AUD 38,400.00 (€ 22,962.30) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as AUD 35,000.00 – 45,000.00. 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 The Car Passengers von Ken Whisson kam im August 2007 bei Sothebys in Melbourne zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von AUD 38.400,00 (€ 22.962,30) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit AUD 35.000,00 – 45.000,00 angegeben worden. 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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