George Keyt
Untitled
Found at
Christies,
New York (Online Auction)
South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art, Lot 9
07.Jul - 22.Jul.2020
South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art, Lot 9
07.Jul - 22.Jul.2020
Estimate: 8.000 - 12.000 USD
Price realised: 23.750 USD
Price realised: 23.750 USD
Description
signed and dated 'G Keyt 71' (upper left)
oil on canvas
33 x 28 1 ⁄ 2 in. (83.8 x 72.4 cm.)
Painted in 1971
Acquired directly from the artist, circa 1970s | Private Collection, Kandy, Sri Lanka | Gifted by the above to the present owner
oil on canvas
33 x 28 1 ⁄ 2 in. (83.8 x 72.4 cm.)
Painted in 1971
Acquired directly from the artist, circa 1970s | Private Collection, Kandy, Sri Lanka | Gifted by the above to the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by 98 %.
This artwork by George Keyt achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in July 2020. In the South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art auction, the work without title sold for USD 23,750.00 (€ 20,171.56) - well above the upper estimate of USD 12,000.00. Admittedly, works by George Keyt have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Triptych 1929 in October 2018 with an auction result of GBP 162,500.00 (€ 183,249.87).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 98 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von George Keyt erzielte im Juli 2020 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art wurde diese Arbeit ohne Titel für USD 23.750,00 (€ 20.171,56) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 12.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von George Keyt auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Triptych 1929 im Oktober 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 162.500,00 (€ 183.249,87).
George Keyt - Auction history
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