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Betty Swanwick
The Right Chair for the Occasion
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 5.120 GBP
Price realised: 5.120 GBP
Description
Betty Swanwick (British, 1915-1989)
The Right Chair for the Occasion
signed and dated 'Betty Swanwick '82' (lower left)
watercolour and pencil
60.5 x 50.2 cm, (23 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.) (image); 65 x 54.5 cm. (25 1/2 x 21 3/8 in.) (sheet)
The Artist, from whom commissioned by the present owner | Private Collection, U.K.
The Right Chair for the Occasion
signed and dated 'Betty Swanwick '82' (lower left)
watercolour and pencil
60.5 x 50.2 cm, (23 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.) (image); 65 x 54.5 cm. (25 1/2 x 21 3/8 in.) (sheet)
The Artist, from whom commissioned by the present owner | Private Collection, U.K.
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
In September this year Bonhams in London held the auction Blazing a TrailModern British Women, which included the work The Right Chair for the Occasion by Betty Swanwick. Here, the upper estimate of GBP 5,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for GBP 5,120.00 (€ 5,120.00). Other works by Betty Swanwick have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of GBP 6,875.00 (€ 8,992.23) in February 2008 for the work The Flight of the Doves.
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Im September diesen Jahres führte Bonhams in London die Auktion Blazing a TrailModern British Women durch, in der auch die Arbeit The Right Chair for the Occasion von Betty Swanwick zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von GBP 5.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für GBP 5.120,00 (€ 5.120,00) einen neuen Besitzer. Andere Arbeiten von Betty Swanwick haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von GBP 6.875,00 (€ 8.992,23) im Februar 2008 für die Arbeit The Flight of the Doves beobachtet.