Thurston Hopkins
La Dolce Vita, Knightsbridge, London, 1953 End Of A Coming Out Party, Highgate, London, 1954
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Made In Britain, Lot 10
1. Apr - 1. Apr 2014
Made In Britain, Lot 10
1. Apr - 1. Apr 2014
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Thurston Hopkins
B.1913
LA DOLCE VITA, KNIGHTSBRIDGE, LONDON, 1953 END OF A COMING OUT PARTY, HIGHGATE, LONDON, 1954
Two silver prints, printed later. Each print signed in black felt tip pen, one titled Highgate, London in black felt tip pen. One print titled, dated and signed in pencil and with the photographer's stamp on the reverse.
Quantity: 2
images: 24.2 by 33.9cm. and 24 by 35.4cm.; 9½ by 13¾in. and 9½ by 14in.; sheets approx.: 30 by 40cm.; 11¾ by 15¾in.
Acquired directly from the Artist by his printer, and thence by descent to the present owner
B.1913
LA DOLCE VITA, KNIGHTSBRIDGE, LONDON, 1953 END OF A COMING OUT PARTY, HIGHGATE, LONDON, 1954
Two silver prints, printed later. Each print signed in black felt tip pen, one titled Highgate, London in black felt tip pen. One print titled, dated and signed in pencil and with the photographer's stamp on the reverse.
Quantity: 2
images: 24.2 by 33.9cm. and 24 by 35.4cm.; 9½ by 13¾in. and 9½ by 14in.; sheets approx.: 30 by 40cm.; 11¾ by 15¾in.
Acquired directly from the Artist by his printer, and thence by descent to the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by 100 %.
This artwork by Thurston Hopkins achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in April 2014. In the Made In Britain auction, the work La Dolce Vita, Knightsbridge, London, 1953 End Of A Coming Out Party, Highgate, London, 1954 sold for GBP 4,000.00 (€ 4,868.93) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 2,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Thurston Hopkins; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot La Dolce Vita, Knightsbridge, London, 1953 sold at auction in March 2018 with the realized price of GBP 7,500.00 (€ 8,539.16).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 100 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Thurston Hopkins erzielte im April 2014 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Made In Britain wurde die Arbeit La Dolce Vita, Knightsbridge, London, 1953 End Of A Coming Out Party, Highgate, London, 1954 für GBP 4.000,00 (€ 4.868,93) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 2.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Thurston Hopkins; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit La Dolce Vita, Knightsbridge, London, 1953 im März 2018 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 7.500,00 (€ 8.539,16).
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