Peter Lanyon
Strange Coast
Found at
Christies,
London
The Collection of Sir Nicholas Goodison - British Art: Innovation and Craftsmanship, Lot 8
25. May - 25. May 2022
The Collection of Sir Nicholas Goodison - British Art: Innovation and Craftsmanship, Lot 8
25. May - 25. May 2022
Estimate: 60.000 - 80.000 GBP
Price realised: 126.000 GBP
Price realised: 126.000 GBP
Description
PETER LANYON (1918-1964)
Strange Coast
signed and dated 'Lanyon/60' (lower right), signed again 'Lanyon' (lower left), signed again, inscribed and dated again 'Lanyon/STRANGE/COAST/Aug: 1960' (on the reverse)
oil on board
45 1⁄2 x 17 1⁄2 in. (115.6 x 44.5 cm.)
Painted in August 1960.
Strange Coast
signed and dated 'Lanyon/60' (lower right), signed again 'Lanyon' (lower left), signed again, inscribed and dated again 'Lanyon/STRANGE/COAST/Aug: 1960' (on the reverse)
oil on board
45 1⁄2 x 17 1⁄2 in. (115.6 x 44.5 cm.)
Painted in August 1960.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 58 %.
The work Strange Coast by Peter Lanyon was sold in the The Collection of Sir Nicholas Goodison - British Art: Innovation and Craftsmanship auction at Christies in London in May last year. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 126,000.00 (€ 148,227.01), 58% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Peter Lanyon have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Orpheus in November 2018 with an auction result of GBP 1,268,750.00 (€ 1,431,111.45).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 58 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Strange Coast von Peter Lanyon wurde im Mai letzten Jahres in der Auktion The Collection of Sir Nicholas Goodison - British Art: Innovation and Craftsmanship bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 126.000,00 (€ 148.227,01) und damit 58% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Peter Lanyon auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Orpheus im November 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 1.268.750,00 (€ 1.431.111,45).
Peter Lanyon - Auction history
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