Vaughan Murray Griffin
The Old Moreton Bay Fig, Banyule Heidelberg
Found at
Christies,
Melbourne
PAINTINGS FROM THE JOSEPH BROWN COLLECTION, Lot 141
17. MAY - 17. MAY 2005
PAINTINGS FROM THE JOSEPH BROWN COLLECTION, Lot 141
17. MAY - 17. MAY 2005
Estimate: 2.000 - 4.000 AUD
Price realised: 7.768 AUD
Price realised: 7.768 AUD
Description
VAUGHAN MURRAY GRIFFIN (1903-1992)
The Old Moreton Bay Fig, Banyule Heidelberg
signed 'MURRAY/GRIFFIN' (lower right)
oil on board
44.5 x 52.4 cm
The Old Moreton Bay Fig, Banyule Heidelberg
signed 'MURRAY/GRIFFIN' (lower right)
oil on board
44.5 x 52.4 cm
A top price for Vaughan Murray Griffin
This artwork by Vaughan Murray Griffin achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Melbourne in May 2005. In the PAINTINGS FROM THE JOSEPH BROWN COLLECTION auction, the work The Old Moreton Bay Fig, Banyule Heidelberg sold for AUD 7,767.50 (€ 4,774.73) - well above the upper estimate of AUD 4,000.00. This high result makes The Old Moreton Bay Fig, Banyule Heidelberg the most expensive artwork by Vaughan Murray Griffin that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Vaughan Murray Griffin
Dieses Kunstwerk von Vaughan Murray Griffin erzielte im Mai 2005 bei Christies in Melbourne einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion PAINTINGS FROM THE JOSEPH BROWN COLLECTION wurde die Arbeit The Old Moreton Bay Fig, Banyule Heidelberg für AUD 7.767,50 (€ 4.774,73) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von AUD 4.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The Old Moreton Bay Fig, Banyule Heidelberg zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Vaughan Murray Griffin, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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