Sir Jacob Epstein
Sir Winston Churchill
Estimate: 50.000 - 70.000 GBP
Price realised: 182.500 GBP
Price realised: 182.500 GBP
Description
Sir Jacob Epstein
1880-1959
SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL
signed
bronze
height (not including base): 30cm.; 12in.
Conceived in 1946.
Acquired directly from the Artist by the previous owner, 12th July 1956, and thence by descent to the present owner
1880-1959
SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL
signed
bronze
height (not including base): 30cm.; 12in.
Conceived in 1946.
Acquired directly from the Artist by the previous owner, 12th July 1956, and thence by descent to the present owner
A top price for Jacob Epstein
This artwork by Jacob Epstein achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in June 2014. In the Modern & Post-War British Art auction, the work Sir Winston Churchill sold for GBP 182,500.00 (€ 228,025.02) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 70,000.00. This high result makes Sir Winston Churchill the most expensive artwork by Jacob Epstein that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Jacob Epstein
Dieses Kunstwerk von Jacob Epstein erzielte im Juni 2014 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern & Post-War British Art wurde die Arbeit Sir Winston Churchill für GBP 182.500,00 (€ 228.025,02) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 70.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Sir Winston Churchill zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Jacob Epstein, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Jacob Epstein - Auction history
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