Albert Namatjira
The Valley, Macdonnell Ranges, NT
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 22.500 GBP
Price realised: 22.500 GBP
Description
Albert Namatjira (1902-1959)
The Valley, Macdonnell Ranges, NT
signed 'ALBERT NAMATJIRA' (lower right), with inscription 'The Valley, Macdonnell Ranges, NT 130 gns' on the backing board
pencil and watercolour on paper
14¼ x 21¼in. (36.2 x 53.9cm.)
The Valley, Macdonnell Ranges, NT
signed 'ALBERT NAMATJIRA' (lower right), with inscription 'The Valley, Macdonnell Ranges, NT 130 gns' on the backing board
pencil and watercolour on paper
14¼ x 21¼in. (36.2 x 53.9cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 50 %.
The work The Valley, Macdonnell Ranges, NT by Albert Namatjira was auctioned at Christies in London in September 2010. It achieved a price of GBP 22,500.00 (€ 26,023.64), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 50%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Albert Namatjira - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Mt Sonder, MacDonnell Ranges, which sold at auction in April this year for AUD 92,250.00 (€ 55,291.51).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 50 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit The Valley, Macdonnell Ranges, NT von Albert Namatjira kam im September 2010 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 22.500,00 (€ 26.023,64) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 50%. Für andere Arbeiten von Albert Namatjira mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Mt Sonder, MacDonnell Ranges beobachtet, die im April diesen Jahres für AUD 92.250,00 (€ 55.291,51) versteigert wurde.
Albert Namatjira - Auction history
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