Torey Thornton
Thornberry View Wild and Distorted But Clearer In Some Respects
Found at
Phillips,
London Auction
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Lot 120
30. Jun - 30. Jun 2017
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Lot 120
30. Jun - 30. Jun 2017
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
oil and collage on paper
125.5 x 135.5 cm (49 3/8 x 53 3/8 in.)
Executed in 2014.
Private Collection, Los Angeles
125.5 x 135.5 cm (49 3/8 x 53 3/8 in.)
Executed in 2014.
Private Collection, Los Angeles
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work Thornberry View Wild and Distorted But Clearer In Some Respects by Torey Thornton was worth GBP 37,500.00 (€ 42,705.50) to a buyer in June 2017. This price was achieved in the auction 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale at Phillips in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 12,000.00 many times over. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Torey Thornton - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Park on Log on Lawn Mower, Smash, which sold at auction in December 2020 for USD 107,100.00 (€ 87,571.55).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Thornberry View Wild and Distorted But Clearer In Some Respects von Torey Thornton war einem Käufer im Juni 2017 GBP 37.500,00 (€ 42.705,50) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale bei Phillips in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 12.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Für andere Arbeiten von Torey Thornton mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Park on Log on Lawn Mower, Smash beobachtet, die im Dezember 2020 für USD 107.100,00 (€ 87.571,55) versteigert wurde.
Torey Thornton - Auction history
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