Tess Jaray, R.A.
Lofty Grey
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 35.000 GBP
Price realised: 35.000 GBP
Description
signed, inscribed and dated 'Tess Jaray - About. 1961.' (on the stretcher), signed, inscribed and dated again 'Tess Jaray 64 Lofty Grey' (on the canvas overlap)
oil on canvas
72 x 60 in. (183 x 152 cm.)
Painted in 1961-65.
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner in the 1960s.
oil on canvas
72 x 60 in. (183 x 152 cm.)
Painted in 1961-65.
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner in the 1960s.
A top price for Tess Jaray
This artwork by Tess Jaray achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in April 2019. In the Modern | British & Irish Art auction, the work Lofty Grey sold for GBP 35,000.00 (€ 40,715.11) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 15,000.00. This high result makes Lofty Grey the most expensive artwork by Tess Jaray that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Tess Jaray
Dieses Kunstwerk von Tess Jaray erzielte im April 2019 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern | British & Irish Art wurde die Arbeit Lofty Grey für GBP 35.000,00 (€ 40.715,11) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 15.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Lofty Grey zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Tess Jaray, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Tess Jaray - Auction history
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