Norman Blamey O.B.E., R.A.
Confession and Absolution
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 16.313 GBP
Price realised: 16.313 GBP
Description
Norman Blamey O.B.E., R.A. (British, 1914-2000)
Confession and Absolution
signed with monogram (lower right)
oil on board
101.5 x 75.5cm (39 15/16 x 29 3/4in).
Painted circa 1954
With Whitechapel Gallery, London, where acquired by the family of the present owner, 1954, and thence by descent | Private Collection, U.K.
Confession and Absolution
signed with monogram (lower right)
oil on board
101.5 x 75.5cm (39 15/16 x 29 3/4in).
Painted circa 1954
With Whitechapel Gallery, London, where acquired by the family of the present owner, 1954, and thence by descent | Private Collection, U.K.
A top price for Norman Blamey
When the work Confession and Absolution by Norman Blamey was auctioned at Bonhams in London in September 2020, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 5,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 16,312.50 (€ 17,987.18). This high result makes Confession and Absolution the most expensive artwork by Norman Blamey that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Norman Blamey
Als die Arbeit Confession and Absolution von Norman Blamey im September 2020 bei Bonhams in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 5.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 16.312,50 (€ 17.987,18) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Confession and Absolution zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Norman Blamey, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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