Malcolm Hughes

Double Unit (No. 3a & 3b)

Found at Christies, London
20th Century British Art, Lot 223
7. Oct - 7. Oct 2008
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.000 GBP
Malcolm Hughes (1920-1997)
Double Unit (No. 3a & 3b)
signed twice and inscribed 'NO 3B MALCOLM HUGHES NO 3A MALCOLM HUGHES' (on the stretcher)
oil on board, unframed
13½ x 27 in. (34.3 x 68.6 cm.)
Painted in the 1970s.

Sold at the upper estimate price

In October 2008 Christies in London held the auction 20th Century British Art, which included the work Double Unit (No. 3a & 3b) by Malcolm Hughes. The auction ended at the price of GBP 2,000.00 (€ 2,549.28), which exactly corresponded to the upper end of the estimated price range of GBP 1,500.00 – 2,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Malcolm Hughes - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work White and Aluminium 1967, which sold at auction in March 2018 for GBP 5,250.00 (€ 5,977.41).

Zuschlag beim oberen Schätzpreis

Im Oktober 2008 führte Christies in London die Auktion 20th Century British Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Double Unit (No. 3a & 3b) von Malcolm Hughes zur Versteigerung kam. Das dabei erzielte Ergebnis von GBP 2.000,00 (€ 2.549,28) entsprach exakt dem oberen Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 1.500,00 – 2.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Malcolm Hughes mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit White and Aluminium 1967 beobachtet, die im März 2018 für GBP 5.250,00 (€ 5.977,41) versteigert wurde.

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