William Roberts, R.A.
The Chess Players
Estimate: 300.000 - 500.000 GBP
Price realised: 1.161.250 GBP
Price realised: 1.161.250 GBP
Description
William Roberts, R.A.
1895 - 1980
THE CHESS PLAYERS
signed
oil on canvas
101.5 by 92cm.; 40 by 36¼in.
Executed circa 1929-30.
Acquired by the Contemporary Art Society in 1932, and gifted to the present owners in 1940
1895 - 1980
THE CHESS PLAYERS
signed
oil on canvas
101.5 by 92cm.; 40 by 36¼in.
Executed circa 1929-30.
Acquired by the Contemporary Art Society in 1932, and gifted to the present owners in 1940
A top price for William Roberts
This artwork by William Roberts achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in May 2012. In the Modern & Post-War British Art auction, the work The Chess Players sold for GBP 1,161,250.00 (€ 1,446,866.41) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 500,000.00. This high result makes The Chess Players the most expensive artwork by William Roberts that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für William Roberts
Dieses Kunstwerk von William Roberts erzielte im Mai 2012 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern & Post-War British Art wurde die Arbeit The Chess Players für GBP 1.161.250,00 (€ 1.446.866,41) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 500.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The Chess Players zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von William Roberts, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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