Robert H Lee

Schism

Found at Christies, London
The Poetry of Crisis; The Peter Nahum Collection of British Surrealist and Avant-Garde Art 1930-1951, Lot 169
15. Nov - 15. Nov 2006
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 13.800 GBP
Robert H Lee (b. 1915)
Schism
signed and dated 'LEE 49' (lower right on the centre panel)
oil on panel
11 x 14½ in. (28 x 36.8 cm.) central panel; 11 x 6¾ in. (28 x 17 cm.) right and left panels

A top price for Robert H. Lee

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 Schism sold for GBP 13,800.00 (€ 20,493.43) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 5,000.00. This high result makes Schism the most expensive artwork by Robert H. Lee that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Robert H. Lee

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 Schism für GBP 13.800,00 (€ 20.493,43) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 5.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Schism zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Robert H. Lee, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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