Rowan Gillespie
The Migrants
Found at
Sothebys,
London
A Living Legacy: Irish Art from the Collection of Brian P. Burns, Lot 94
21. Nov - 21. Nov 2018
A Living Legacy: Irish Art from the Collection of Brian P. Burns, Lot 94
21. Nov - 21. Nov 2018
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 40.000 GBP
Price realised: 40.000 GBP
Description
Rowan Gillespie
B.1953
THE MIGRANTS
signed, numbered and dated: 1/9 Rowan Gillespie 2002
bronze
30.5 by 38cm., 12 by 15in.
Executed in 2002 in an edition of 9 (only 1 cast)
Purchased directly from the artist
B.1953
THE MIGRANTS
signed, numbered and dated: 1/9 Rowan Gillespie 2002
bronze
30.5 by 38cm., 12 by 15in.
Executed in 2002 in an edition of 9 (only 1 cast)
Purchased directly from the artist
Artwork auctioned at six times the upper estimate price
The work The Migrants by Rowan Gillespie was worth GBP 40,000.00 (€ 45,118.78) to a buyer in November 2018. This price was achieved in the auction A Living Legacy: Irish Art from the Collection of Brian P. Burns at Sothebys in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 6,000.00 many times over. Admittedly, works by Rowan Gillespie have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work When Hope And History Rhyme in October 2015 with an auction result of GBP 161,000.00 (€ 225,198.79).
Kunstwerk zum Sechsfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit The Migrants von Rowan Gillespie war einem Käufer im November 2018 GBP 40.000,00 (€ 45.118,78) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion A Living Legacy: Irish Art from the Collection of Brian P. Burns bei Sothebys in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 6.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Rowan Gillespie auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit When Hope And History Rhyme im Oktober 2015 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 161.000,00 (€ 225.198,79).
Rowan Gillespie - Auction history
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