Peter Lanyon
Orpheus
Found at
Christies,
London
Modern British Art Evening Sale, Lot 16
19.Nov - 19.Nov.2018
Modern British Art Evening Sale, Lot 16
19.Nov - 19.Nov.2018
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
signed and dated 'Lanyon 61' (lower right), signed again and dated again and inscribed 'ORPHEUS/Lanyon 61' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
60 x 60 in. (152.5 x 152.5 cm.)
Painted in 1961.
with Gimpel Fils, London, 1961. | Marzotto Institution, Valdagno, 1962. | Acquired from the above by the present owner.
oil on canvas
60 x 60 in. (152.5 x 152.5 cm.)
Painted in 1961.
with Gimpel Fils, London, 1961. | Marzotto Institution, Valdagno, 1962. | Acquired from the above by the present owner.
A top price for Peter Lanyon
This artwork by Peter Lanyon achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in November 2018. In the Modern British Art Evening Sale auction, the work Orpheus sold for GBP 1,268,750.00 (€ 1,431,111.45) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 700,000.00. This high result makes Orpheus the most expensive artwork by Peter Lanyon that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Peter Lanyon
Dieses Kunstwerk von Peter Lanyon erzielte im November 2018 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern British Art Evening Sale wurde die Arbeit Orpheus für GBP 1.268.750,00 (€ 1.431.111,45) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 700.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Orpheus zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Peter Lanyon, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Peter Lanyon - Auction history
