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- Two Cats Playing
Sir Matthew Smith
Two Cats Playing
Found at
Christies,
London
Modern British & Irish Art, Lot 88
9. Dec - 9. Dec 2015
Modern British & Irish Art, Lot 88
9. Dec - 9. Dec 2015
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
signed with initials 'MS' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
13 x 18 in. (33 x 45.7 cm.)
A gift from the artist to his daughter, H. Morton Colville, and from whom gifted to the previous owner. | Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 30 September 1999, lot 57, as 'Cats at Play', where purchased by the present owner.
oil on canvas
13 x 18 in. (33 x 45.7 cm.)
A gift from the artist to his daughter, H. Morton Colville, and from whom gifted to the previous owner. | Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 30 September 1999, lot 57, as 'Cats at Play', where purchased by the present owner.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Two Cats Playing by Matthew Smith was auctioned at Christies in London in December 2015. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 3,000.00 – 5,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 3,500.00 (€ 4,752.83) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Matthew Smith achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Connie Martin in January 2020 with an auction result of GBP 212,500.00 (€ 252,766.38).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Two Cats Playing von Matthew Smith kam im Dezember 2015 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 3.000,00 – 5.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 3.500,00 (€ 4.752,83) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Matthew Smith erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Connie Martin im Januar 2020 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 212.500,00 (€ 252.766,38).
