William Conor, R.H.A., P.R.U.A.
The 36th (Ulster) Division at the Cenotaph
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Irish Art, Lot 145
17. Nov - 23. Nov 2021
Irish Art, Lot 145
17. Nov - 23. Nov 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Property from the Collection of Sir Michael Smurfit
William Conor, R.H.A., P.R.U.A
1881 - 1968
The 36th (Ulster) Division at the Cenotaph
signed and dated Conor 1919 (lower right)
oil on canvas
unframed: 125 by 76cm.; 49 by 30in.
framed: 141 by 90cm.; 55½ by 35½in.
Executed in 1919.
Bell Gallery, Belfast, 1967 | Private collection | Bell Gallery, Belfast, 1982 | Private collection | Sale, Sotheby's, London, 2 June 1995, lot 354, where acquired by Sir Michael Smurfit
William Conor, R.H.A., P.R.U.A
1881 - 1968
The 36th (Ulster) Division at the Cenotaph
signed and dated Conor 1919 (lower right)
oil on canvas
unframed: 125 by 76cm.; 49 by 30in.
framed: 141 by 90cm.; 55½ by 35½in.
Executed in 1919.
Bell Gallery, Belfast, 1967 | Private collection | Bell Gallery, Belfast, 1982 | Private collection | Sale, Sotheby's, London, 2 June 1995, lot 354, where acquired by Sir Michael Smurfit
Upper estimate price exceeded by 39 %.
The work The 36th (Ulster) Division at the Cenotaph by William Conor was sold in the Irish Art auction at Sothebys in London in November 2021. It achieved a price of GBP 69,300.00 (€ 81,364.72), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 39%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by William Conor - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The Dublin Horse Show, which sold at auction in May 2007 for GBP 192,000.00 (€ 282,540.99).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 39 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit The 36th (Ulster) Division at the Cenotaph von William Conor wurde im November 2021 in der Auktion Irish Art bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 69.300,00 (€ 81.364,72) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 39%. Für andere Arbeiten von William Conor mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The Dublin Horse Show beobachtet, die im Mai 2007 für GBP 192.000,00 (€ 282.540,99) versteigert wurde.
William Conor - Auction history
