Michael Andrews

Near Malu Kata Evening, Katatjuta (The Olgas)

Found at Sothebys, London
Modern & Post-War British Art, Lot 30
14. Jun - 14. Jun 2016
Estimate: 500.000 - 700.000 GBP
Price realised: 1.265.000 GBP
Michael Andrews
1928 - 1995
NEAR MALU KATA EVENING, KATATJUTA (THE OLGAS)
signed, titled, dated 1986 twice and inscribed on the stretcher bar
acrylic on canvas
213.5 by 274.5cm.; 84 by 108in.
The Artist | Anthony D'Offay, London, where acquired by the present owner, May 1986

A top price for Michael Andrews

This artwork by Michael Andrews achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in June 2016. In the Modern & Post-War British Art auction, the work Near Malu Kata Evening, Katatjuta (The Olgas) sold for GBP 1,265,000.00 (€ 1,518,412.80) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 700,000.00. This high result makes Near Malu Kata Evening, Katatjuta (The Olgas) the most expensive artwork by Michael Andrews that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Michael Andrews

Dieses Kunstwerk von Michael Andrews erzielte im Juni 2016 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern & Post-War British Art wurde die Arbeit Near Malu Kata Evening, Katatjuta (The Olgas) für GBP 1.265.000,00 (€ 1.518.412,80) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 700.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Near Malu Kata Evening, Katatjuta (The Olgas) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Michael Andrews, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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