Max Meldrum

Portrait of Boy, 1940

Found at Bonhams, Sydney
Important Australian Art, Lot 57
29. Aug - 29. Aug 2023
Estimate: 2.000 - 4.000 AUD
Price realised: 12.300 AUD
Max Meldrum (1875-1955)
Portrait of Boy, 1940
signed lower right: 'Meldrum'
signed and dated verso: 'Max Meldrum / 1940'
oil on board
43.0 x 35.0cm (16 15/16 x 13 3/4in).

Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price

The work Portrait of Boy, 1940 by Max Meldrum was worth AUD 12,300.00 (€ 7,339.83) to a buyer in August this year. This price was achieved in the auction Important Australian Art at Bonhams in Sydney and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of AUD 4,000.00 many times over. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Max Meldrum - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Pacé, which sold at auction in May 2001 for AUD 47,000.00 (€ 28,172.21).

Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert

Die Arbeit Portrait of Boy, 1940 von Max Meldrum war einem Käufer im August diesen Jahres AUD 12.300,00 (€ 7.339,83) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Important Australian Art bei Bonhams in Sydney erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von AUD 4.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Für andere Arbeiten von Max Meldrum mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Pacé beobachtet, die im Mai 2001 für AUD 47.000,00 (€ 28.172,21) versteigert wurde.

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