Walter John Bayes
Sunny Cove, Salcombe
Found at
Bonhams,
Los Angeles
Modern British and Irish Art, Lot 37
12. Jul - 12. Jul 2023
Modern British and Irish Art, Lot 37
12. Jul - 12. Jul 2023
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Walter John Bayes (British, 1869-1956)
Sunny Cove, Salcombe
signed with initials '-WB-' (lower left)
oil on canvas
23 x 34.5cm (9 1/16 x 13 9/16in).
Sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 21 March 1996, lot 149a | Private Collection, U.K.
Sunny Cove, Salcombe
signed with initials '-WB-' (lower left)
oil on canvas
23 x 34.5cm (9 1/16 x 13 9/16in).
Sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 21 March 1996, lot 149a | Private Collection, U.K.
A top price for Walter Bayes
This artwork by Walter Bayes achieved an unexpectedly high price at Bonhams in Los Angeles in July this year. In the Modern British and Irish Art auction, the work Sunny Cove, Salcombe sold for GBP 4,096.00 (€ 4,778.79) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1,500.00. This high result makes Sunny Cove, Salcombe the most expensive artwork by Walter Bayes that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Walter Bayes
Dieses Kunstwerk von Walter Bayes erzielte im Juli diesen Jahres bei Bonhams in Los Angeles einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern British and Irish Art wurde die Arbeit Sunny Cove, Salcombe für GBP 4.096,00 (€ 4.778,79) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.500,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Sunny Cove, Salcombe zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Walter Bayes, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Walter Bayes - Auction history
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