William Dobell
Australian Opera House, Sydney Harbour
Found at
Sothebys,
Melbourne
Important Australian Art Including Selected International Works, Lot 15
27. Aug - 27. Aug 2007
Important Australian Art Including Selected International Works, Lot 15
27. Aug - 27. Aug 2007
Estimate: 300.000 - 400.000 AUD
Price realised: 816.000 AUD
Price realised: 816.000 AUD
Description
WILLIAM DOBELL
1899 - 1970
AUSTRALIANOPERA HOUSE, SYDNEY HARBOUR
Signed lower right; titled on labels on the reverse
Oil on composition board
108.5 by 121 cm
Painted in 1968
Elder Smith Goldsborough Mort Limited, Adelaide; transferred to Elders IXL in 1985; transferred to The Foster's Collection, Melbourne
1899 - 1970
AUSTRALIANOPERA HOUSE, SYDNEY HARBOUR
Signed lower right; titled on labels on the reverse
Oil on composition board
108.5 by 121 cm
Painted in 1968
Elder Smith Goldsborough Mort Limited, Adelaide; transferred to Elders IXL in 1985; transferred to The Foster's Collection, Melbourne
A top price for William Dobell
This artwork by William Dobell achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in Melbourne in August 2007. In the Important Australian Art Including Selected International Works auction, the work Australian Opera House, Sydney Harbour sold for AUD 816,000.00 (€ 487,948.98) - well above the upper estimate of AUD 400,000.00. This high result makes Australian Opera House, Sydney Harbour the most expensive artwork by William Dobell that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für William Dobell
Dieses Kunstwerk von William Dobell erzielte im August 2007 bei Sothebys in Melbourne einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Important Australian Art Including Selected International Works wurde die Arbeit Australian Opera House, Sydney Harbour für AUD 816.000,00 (€ 487.948,98) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von AUD 400.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Australian Opera House, Sydney Harbour zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von William Dobell, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
William Dobell - Auction history
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