Francis Bacon
Triptych 1986-7
Estimate: 35.000.000 - 55.000.000 GBP
Price realised: 38.459.206 GBP
Price realised: 38.459.206 GBP
Description
FRANCIS BACON (1909-1992)
Triptych 1986-7
(i) signed, titled, inscribed and dated ‘Tryptich [sic] 1986-1987 Left Panel Francis Bacon’ (on the reverse)
(ii) signed, titled, inscribed and dated ‘Tryptich [sic] 1986-1987 Center Panel Francis Bacon’ (on the reverse)
(iii) signed, titled, inscribed and dated ‘tryptich [sic] 1986⁄1987 Right Panel Francis Bacon’ (on the reverse)
oil, pastel, aerosol paint and dry transfer lettering on canvas, in three parts
each: 78 x 58in. (198 x 147.5cm.)
Triptych 1986-7
(i) signed, titled, inscribed and dated ‘Tryptich [sic] 1986-1987 Left Panel Francis Bacon’ (on the reverse)
(ii) signed, titled, inscribed and dated ‘Tryptich [sic] 1986-1987 Center Panel Francis Bacon’ (on the reverse)
(iii) signed, titled, inscribed and dated ‘tryptich [sic] 1986⁄1987 Right Panel Francis Bacon’ (on the reverse)
oil, pastel, aerosol paint and dry transfer lettering on canvas, in three parts
each: 78 x 58in. (198 x 147.5cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Triptych 1986-7 by Francis Bacon was sold in the 20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale auction at Christies in London in March last year. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 35,000,000.00 – 55,000,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 38,459,206.00 (€ 45,597,717.24) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Francis Bacon - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Three Studies Of Lucian Freud, which sold at auction in November 2013 for USD 142,405,000.00 (€ 104,663,383.80).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Triptych 1986-7 von Francis Bacon wurde im März letzten Jahres in der Auktion 20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale bei Christies in London versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 35.000.000,00 – 55.000.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 38.459.206,00 (€ 45.597.717,24) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Für andere Arbeiten von Francis Bacon mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Three Studies Of Lucian Freud beobachtet, die im November 2013 für USD 142.405.000,00 (€ 104.663.383,80) versteigert wurde.
Francis Bacon - Auction history
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