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Stephen Mckenna
The Acrobat
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 GBP
Price realised: 11.250 GBP
Price realised: 11.250 GBP
Description
signed with initials 'sMcK' (lower right) signed again and dated 'Stephen McKenna/1987' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
72 x 48 in. (183 x 122 cm.)
Painted in 1987.
with Edward Totah Gallery, London, where purchased by Jeremy Lancaster in June 1988.
oil on canvas
72 x 48 in. (183 x 122 cm.)
Painted in 1987.
with Edward Totah Gallery, London, where purchased by Jeremy Lancaster in June 1988.
A top price for Stephen McKenna
The work The Acrobat by Stephen McKenna was sold in the Modern British Art Day Sale auction at Christies in London in January 2020. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 11,250.00 (€ 13,381.75), 61% above the upper estimate. This high result makes The Acrobat the most expensive artwork by Stephen McKenna that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Stephen McKenna
Die Arbeit The Acrobat von Stephen McKenna wurde im Januar 2020 in der Auktion Modern British Art Day Sale bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 11.250,00 (€ 13.381,75) und damit 61% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The Acrobat zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Stephen McKenna, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.