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- Sunset On Cape Dorset Airstrip
William Kurelek
Sunset On Cape Dorset Airstrip
Estimate: 25.000 - 30.000 CAD
Price realised: 65.750 CAD
Price realised: 65.750 CAD
Description
William Kurelek1927 - 1977
SUNSET ON CAPE DORSET AIRSTRIP
signed with initials lower right; titled and dated 1968 on two gallery labels on the reverse
oil on board
26.4 by 54.3 cm.
10¼ by 21¼ in.
The Isaacs Gallery, Toronto | Walter Klinkhoff Gallery, Montreal | Private Collection, New York
SUNSET ON CAPE DORSET AIRSTRIP
signed with initials lower right; titled and dated 1968 on two gallery labels on the reverse
oil on board
26.4 by 54.3 cm.
10¼ by 21¼ in.
The Isaacs Gallery, Toronto | Walter Klinkhoff Gallery, Montreal | Private Collection, New York
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by William Kurelek achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in Toronto in November 2011. In the Important Canadian Art auction, the work Sunset On Cape Dorset Airstrip sold for CAD 65,750.00 (€ 47,915.93) - well above the upper estimate of CAD 30,000.00. Admittedly, works by William Kurelek have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Wintertime North Of Winnipeg in November 2012 with an auction result of CAD 255,500.00 (€ 197,742.47).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von William Kurelek erzielte im November 2011 bei Sothebys in Toronto einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Important Canadian Art wurde die Arbeit Sunset On Cape Dorset Airstrip für CAD 65.750,00 (€ 47.915,93) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von CAD 30.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von William Kurelek auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Wintertime North Of Winnipeg im November 2012 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von CAD 255.500,00 (€ 197.742,47).