William Scott, R.A.
Bowl, Eggs and Lemons
Estimate: 300.000 - 500.000 GBP
Price realised: 1.071.650 GBP
Price realised: 1.071.650 GBP
Description
William Scott, R.A. (1913-1989)
Bowl, Eggs and Lemons
signed 'W. SCOTT' (lower right), inscribed ''BOWL, EGGS AND LEMONS' 'STILL LIFE'/PRICE 60 GNS' (on an artist's label attached to the back of the frame)
oil on canvas
20 x 26 in. (50.8 x 66 cm.)
Painted in 1950.
Bowl, Eggs and Lemons
signed 'W. SCOTT' (lower right), inscribed ''BOWL, EGGS AND LEMONS' 'STILL LIFE'/PRICE 60 GNS' (on an artist's label attached to the back of the frame)
oil on canvas
20 x 26 in. (50.8 x 66 cm.)
Painted in 1950.
A top price for William Scott
This artwork by William Scott achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in June 2008. In the 20th Century British Art auction, the work Bowl, Eggs and Lemons sold for GBP 1,071,650.00 (€ 1,354,601.53) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 500,000.00. This high result makes Bowl, Eggs and Lemons the most expensive artwork by William Scott that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für William Scott
Dieses Kunstwerk von William Scott erzielte im Juni 2008 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion 20th Century British Art wurde die Arbeit Bowl, Eggs and Lemons für GBP 1.071.650,00 (€ 1.354.601,53) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 500.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Bowl, Eggs and Lemons zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von William Scott, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
William Scott - Auction history
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