Sir Claude Francis Barry, R.B.A.
London and Wartime: Nocturne
Found at
Christies,
London
Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale, London, Lot 32
25.Jun - 25.Jun.2015
Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale, London, Lot 32
25.Jun - 25.Jun.2015
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
signed 'F Barry' (lower right) and signed again, inscribed and dated 'LONDON 1918 A wartime nocturne Barry F' (on the canvas overlap),
oil on canvas
54 x 67 ½ in. (137.2 x 171.4 cm.)
Purchased from the artist's estate in 1985 by the present owner.
oil on canvas
54 x 67 ½ in. (137.2 x 171.4 cm.)
Purchased from the artist's estate in 1985 by the present owner.
A top price for Claude Barry
The work London and Wartime: Nocturne by Claude Barry was auctioned at Christies in London in June 2015. It achieved a price of GBP 230,500.00 (€ 325,002.11), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 54%. This high result makes London and Wartime: Nocturne the most expensive artwork by Claude Barry that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Claude Barry
Die Arbeit London and Wartime: Nocturne von Claude Barry kam im Juni 2015 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 230.500,00 (€ 325.002,11) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 54%. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht London and Wartime: Nocturne zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Claude Barry, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Claude Barry - Auction history
