Leonard French
Australian Signs Of Life
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 AUD
Price realised: 78.000 AUD
Price realised: 78.000 AUD
Description
LEONARD FRENCH
B.1928
AUSTRALIANSIGNS OF LIFE
Signed lower right
Enamel and gold paint on hessian on board
180.5 by 181.5cm
Painted in 1971
Private collection, Melbourne; a gift from the artist
B.1928
AUSTRALIANSIGNS OF LIFE
Signed lower right
Enamel and gold paint on hessian on board
180.5 by 181.5cm
Painted in 1971
Private collection, Melbourne; a gift from the artist
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Australian Signs Of Life by Leonard French was auctioned at Sothebys in Sydney in November 2007, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of AUD 80,000.00 – 120,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for AUD 78,000.00 (€ 46,986.93). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Leonard French - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Australian The Crossing, which sold at auction in May 2007 for AUD 156,000.00 (€ 95,921.50).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Australian Signs Of Life von Leonard French im November 2007 bei Sothebys in Sydney versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von AUD 80.000,00 – 120.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für AUD 78.000,00 (€ 46.986,93) den Besitzer. Für andere Arbeiten von Leonard French mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Australian The Crossing beobachtet, die im Mai 2007 für AUD 156.000,00 (€ 95.921,50) versteigert wurde.
Leonard French - Auction history
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