Stella Steyn

Nude Figures In Motion

Found at Christies, London
Irish Sale Part II, Lot 216
12. May - 12. May 2006

Estimate: 400 - 600 GBP
Price realised: 1.320 GBP

Description

Stella Steyn (1907-1987)
Nude figures in motion
oil on canvas
24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm.)

A top price for Stella Steyn

This artwork by Stella Steyn achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in May 2006. In the Irish Sale Part II auction, the work Nude Figures In Motion sold for GBP 1,320.00 (€ 1,926.77) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 600.00. This high result makes Nude Figures In Motion the most expensive artwork by Stella Steyn that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Stella Steyn

Dieses Kunstwerk von Stella Steyn erzielte im Mai 2006 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Irish Sale Part II wurde die Arbeit Nude Figures In Motion für GBP 1.320,00 (€ 1.926,77) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 600,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Nude Figures In Motion zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Stella Steyn, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

Stella Steyn - Auction history

1.320 GBP

Nude Figures In Motion

May 2006

Christies, London

480 GBP

Two Figures

May 2006

Christies, London

840 GBP

2006

Three Quarter Length Self-Portrait; Self-Portrait

May 2006

Christies, London

470 GBP

Rooftops

May 2002

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