Robert Colquhoun
The Two Sisters
Found at
Christies,
London
20th Century British Art including Property from the, Lot 29
18. NOV - 18. NOV 2005
20th Century British Art including Property from the, Lot 29
18. NOV - 18. NOV 2005
Estimate: 25.000 - 35.000 GBP
Price realised: 102.000 GBP
Price realised: 102.000 GBP
Description
Robert Colquhoun (1914-1962)
The Two Sisters
signed 'Colquhoun' (upper left), signed again and inscribed 'Robert Colquhoun/Grieving Women' (on a label attached to the frame)
oil on canvas
28 x 24 in. (71 x 61 cm.)
Painted in 1942.
The Two Sisters
signed 'Colquhoun' (upper left), signed again and inscribed 'Robert Colquhoun/Grieving Women' (on a label attached to the frame)
oil on canvas
28 x 24 in. (71 x 61 cm.)
Painted in 1942.
A top price for Robert Colquhoun
This artwork by Robert Colquhoun achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in November 2005. In the 20th Century British Art including Property from the auction, the work The Two Sisters sold for GBP 102,000.00 (€ 149,850.89) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 35,000.00. This high result makes The Two Sisters the most expensive artwork by Robert Colquhoun that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Robert Colquhoun
Dieses Kunstwerk von Robert Colquhoun erzielte im November 2005 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion 20th Century British Art including Property from the wurde die Arbeit The Two Sisters für GBP 102.000,00 (€ 149.850,89) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 35.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The Two Sisters zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Robert Colquhoun, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Robert Colquhoun - Auction history
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