Leonard French
Turtle over Temples, 1963
Estimate: 18.000 - 25.000 AU$
Price realised: 33.210 AU$
Price realised: 33.210 AU$
Description
Turtle over Temples, 1963
titled, inscribed and signed verso: 'TURTLES OVER TEMPLES / RETURN TO / FROGNAL / LONDON NW3 / Leonard French'
enamel and gold leaf on hessian on composition board
137.0 x 122.0cm (53 15/16 x 48 1/16in).
titled, inscribed and signed verso: 'TURTLES OVER TEMPLES / RETURN TO / FROGNAL / LONDON NW3 / Leonard French'
enamel and gold leaf on hessian on composition board
137.0 x 122.0cm (53 15/16 x 48 1/16in).
Upper estimate price exceeded by 33 %.
The work Turtle over Temples, 1963 by Leonard French was sold in the Important Australian Art auction at Bonhams in Sydney / Melbourne in April 2021. It achieved a price of AUD 33,210.00 (€ 27,605.99), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 33%. 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).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 33 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Turtle over Temples, 1963 von Leonard French wurde im April 2021 in der Auktion Important Australian Art bei Bonhams in Sydney / Melbourne versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von AUD 33.210,00 (€ 27.605,99) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 33%. 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.
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