Michael Ayrton
Male Torso
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 GBP
Price realised: 13.750 GBP
Price realised: 13.750 GBP
Description
Michael Ayrton
1921 - 1975
MALE TORSO
numbered 1/9
bronze
height: 25.5cm.; 10in.
Conceived in 1965 and cast in an edition of nine.
The Artist | Private Collection, U.S.A. | Sale, Sotheby's London, 25th March 2009, lot 132, where acquired by the present owner
1921 - 1975
MALE TORSO
numbered 1/9
bronze
height: 25.5cm.; 10in.
Conceived in 1965 and cast in an edition of nine.
The Artist | Private Collection, U.S.A. | Sale, Sotheby's London, 25th March 2009, lot 132, where acquired by the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by 96 %.
This artwork by Michael Ayrton achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in November 2015. In the Modern & Post-War British Art auction, the work Male Torso sold for GBP 13,750.00 (€ 19,584.83) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 7,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Michael Ayrton achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Arkville Minotaur in July 2013 with an auction result of GBP 205,875.00 (€ 235,248.07).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 96 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Michael Ayrton erzielte im November 2015 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern & Post-War British Art wurde die Arbeit Male Torso für GBP 13.750,00 (€ 19.584,83) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 7.000,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Michael Ayrton erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Arkville Minotaur im Juli 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 205.875,00 (€ 235.248,07).
Michael Ayrton - Auction history
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