Sir Matthew Smith
Flowers in a jug, red background
Found at
Christies,
London
Modern British and Irish Art Day Sale, London, Lot 224
26.Jun - 26.Jun.2015
Modern British and Irish Art Day Sale, London, Lot 224
26.Jun - 26.Jun.2015
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 GBP
Price realised: 30.000 GBP
Price realised: 30.000 GBP
Description
signed with initials 'MS' (lower left)
oil on canvas
31 ¾ x 25 ½ in. (80.5 x 60.8 cm.)
Painted in 1928.
with Arthur Tooth & Sons, London. | Vera Russell, and by descent to Richard Burton. | Anonymous sale; Bonhams, London, 25 March 2003, lot 88, where purchased by the present owner.
oil on canvas
31 ¾ x 25 ½ in. (80.5 x 60.8 cm.)
Painted in 1928.
with Arthur Tooth & Sons, London. | Vera Russell, and by descent to Richard Burton. | Anonymous sale; Bonhams, London, 25 March 2003, lot 88, where purchased by the present owner.
Sold at the lower estimate price
The work Flowers in a jug, red background by Matthew Smith was auctioned at Christies in London in June 2015. The result of GBP 30,000.00 (€ 42,299.62) was exactly at the lower end of the estimate range of GBP 30,000.00 – 50,000.00. Admittedly, works by Matthew Smith have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Connie Martin in January 2020 with an auction result of GBP 212,500.00 (€ 252,766.38).
Zuschlag beim unteren Schätzpreis
Die Arbeit Flowers in a jug, red background von Matthew Smith kam im Juni 2015 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Das dabei erzielte Ergebnis von GBP 30.000,00 (€ 42.299,62) entsprach exakt dem unteren Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 30.000,00 – 50.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Matthew Smith auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Connie Martin im Januar 2020 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 212.500,00 (€ 252.766,38).
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