Luke Elwes

Olgas, Dreamtime

Found at Christies, London
20TH CENTURY BRITISH ART, Lot 172
25. AUG - 25. AUG 2005
Estimate: 600 - 800 GBP
Price realised: 1.080 GBP
Luke Elwes (B.1961)
Olgas, Dreamtime
signed, inscribed and dated 'Luke Elwes 1989 OLGAS-DREAMTIME' (on the canvas overlap)
oil on canvas
45¾ x 60 in. (116.2 x 152.4 cm.)

A top price for Luke Elwes

The work Olgas, Dreamtime by Luke Elwes was sold in the 20TH CENTURY BRITISH ART auction at Christies in London in August 2005. It achieved a price of GBP 1,080.00 (€ 1,577.69), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 35%. With this result, Olgas, Dreamtime is even the most expensive work of art by Luke Elwes that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Luke Elwes

Die Arbeit Olgas, Dreamtime von Luke Elwes wurde im August 2005 in der Auktion 20TH CENTURY BRITISH ART bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 1.080,00 (€ 1.577,69) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 35%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Olgas, Dreamtime sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Luke Elwes, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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