Mark Gertler
The Violinist
Found at
Christies,
London
Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale, London, Lot 11
25.Jun - 25.Jun.2015
Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale, London, Lot 11
25.Jun - 25.Jun.2015
Estimate: 300.000 - 500.000 GBP
Price realised: 542.500 GBP
Price realised: 542.500 GBP
Description
signed 'Mark Gertler.' (upper left), dated 'July 15th 1912' (upper right), and inscribed 'The Violinist' (on the reverse)
oil on panel
16 x 11 7/8 in. (40.8 x 29.6 cm.)
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 26 April 1972, lot 58. | with Fine Art Society, London, June 1972, where purchased by Edgar Astaire.
oil on panel
16 x 11 7/8 in. (40.8 x 29.6 cm.)
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 26 April 1972, lot 58. | with Fine Art Society, London, June 1972, where purchased by Edgar Astaire.
A top price for Mark Gertler
The work The Violinist by Mark Gertler was sold in the Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale, London auction at Christies in London in June 2015. Here, the upper estimate of GBP 500,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for GBP 542,500.00 (€ 764,918.19). With this result, The Violinist is even the most expensive work of art by Mark Gertler that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Mark Gertler
Die Arbeit The Violinist von Mark Gertler wurde im Juni 2015 in der Auktion Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale, London bei Christies in London versteigert. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von GBP 500.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für GBP 542.500,00 (€ 764.918,19) einen neuen Besitzer. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist The Violinist sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Mark Gertler, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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