Leonard French

The Mass, 1961

Found at Bonhams, Sydney / Melbourne
Important Australian Art, Lot 68
25. Nov - 25. Nov 2020
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 AU$
Price realised: 67.650 AU$
Leonard French (1928-2017)
The Mass, 1961
titled and inscribed verso: 'THE MASS / LEN-FRENCH / OWNED BY THE RUDY THOMPSON GALLERIES'
enamel on hessian on composition board
229.0 x 183.5cm (90 3/16 x 72 1/4in).

Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%

This artwork by Leonard French achieved an unexpectedly high price at Bonhams in Sydney / Melbourne in November 2020. In the Important Australian Art auction, the work The Mass, 1961 sold for AUD 67,650.00 (€ 56,620.35) - well above the upper estimate of AUD 30,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Leonard French; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Australian The Crossing sold at auction in May 2007 with the realized price of AUD 156,000.00 (€ 95,921.50).

Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Leonard French erzielte im November 2020 bei Bonhams in Sydney / Melbourne einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Important Australian Art wurde die Arbeit The Mass, 1961 für AUD 67.650,00 (€ 56.620,35) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von AUD 30.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Leonard French; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Australian The Crossing im Mai 2007 mit dem Hammerpreis von AUD 156.000,00 (€ 95.921,50).

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