Sir William George Gillies, C.B.E., R.S.A., R.A.
The Spotted Leopard
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Scottish Pictures: Edinburgh Assembly Rooms, Lot 121
26. Apr - 26. Apr 2007
Scottish Pictures: Edinburgh Assembly Rooms, Lot 121
26. Apr - 26. Apr 2007
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 24.000 GBP
Price realised: 24.000 GBP
Description
Sir William George Gillies, C.B.E., R.S.A., R.A.1898-1973
1898-1973
THE SPOTTED LEOPARD
signed l.r.: W. Gillies; inscribed and dated on an old label attached to the reverse: The Spotted Leopard./ 1942
oil on board
35 by 45 1/2 cm.; 13 3/4 by 18 in.
Edinburgh, Aitken Dott and Son; | Sotheby's, 12 April 1983, lot 412; | Private collection
1898-1973
THE SPOTTED LEOPARD
signed l.r.: W. Gillies; inscribed and dated on an old label attached to the reverse: The Spotted Leopard./ 1942
oil on board
35 by 45 1/2 cm.; 13 3/4 by 18 in.
Edinburgh, Aitken Dott and Son; | Sotheby's, 12 April 1983, lot 412; | Private collection
A top price for William George Gillies
The work The Spotted Leopard by William George Gillies was sold in the Scottish Pictures: Edinburgh Assembly Rooms auction at Sothebys in London in April 2007. It achieved a price of GBP 24,000.00 (€ 35,139.09), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 60%. This high result makes The Spotted Leopard the most expensive artwork by William George Gillies that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für William George Gillies
Die Arbeit The Spotted Leopard von William George Gillies wurde im April 2007 in der Auktion Scottish Pictures: Edinburgh Assembly Rooms bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 24.000,00 (€ 35.139,09) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 60%. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The Spotted Leopard zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von William George Gillies, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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