Robert H. Lee
Magdalen; And Mary
Found at
Christies,
London
The Poetry of Crisis; The Peter Nahum Collection of British Surrealist and Avant-Garde Art 1930-1951, Lot 171
15. Nov - 15. Nov 2006
The Poetry of Crisis; The Peter Nahum Collection of British Surrealist and Avant-Garde Art 1930-1951, Lot 171
15. Nov - 15. Nov 2006
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 GBP
Price realised: 4.200 GBP
Price realised: 4.200 GBP
Description
Robert H. Lee (b. 1915)
Magdalen; and Mary
signed and dated 'Lee 49' (upper right)
oil on paper
10¾ x 6¾ in. (27.3 x 17 cm.) (2)
Magdalen; and Mary
signed and dated 'Lee 49' (upper right)
oil on paper
10¾ x 6¾ in. (27.3 x 17 cm.) (2)
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Robert H. Lee achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in November 2006. In the The Poetry of Crisis; The Peter Nahum Collection of British Surrealist and Avant-Garde Art 1930-1951 auction, the work Magdalen; And Mary sold for GBP 4,200.00 (€ 6,237.13) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 2,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Robert H. Lee - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Schism, which sold at auction in November 2006 for GBP 13,800.00 (€ 20,493.43).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Robert H. Lee erzielte im November 2006 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The Poetry of Crisis; The Peter Nahum Collection of British Surrealist and Avant-Garde Art 1930-1951 wurde die Arbeit Magdalen; And Mary für GBP 4.200,00 (€ 6.237,13) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 2.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Robert H. Lee mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Schism beobachtet, die im November 2006 für GBP 13.800,00 (€ 20.493,43) versteigert wurde.
Robert H. Lee - Auction history
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