John Cecil Stephenson
Vortex No. 2
Found at
Christies,
New York
Modern British and Irish Art Day Sale, Lot 117
19. Oct - 19. Oct 2023
Modern British and Irish Art Day Sale, Lot 117
19. Oct - 19. Oct 2023
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
JOHN CECIL STEPHENSON (1889-1965)
Vortex No. 2
signed, inscribed and dated 'JC STEPHENSON 1939/"VORTEX" No. 2' (on the reverse), inscribed again '6 Mall Studios Hampstead NW3 Parkhill Road' (on the stretcher)
tempera on canvas laid on panel
18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 61 cm.)
Painted in 1939.
Vortex No. 2
signed, inscribed and dated 'JC STEPHENSON 1939/"VORTEX" No. 2' (on the reverse), inscribed again '6 Mall Studios Hampstead NW3 Parkhill Road' (on the stretcher)
tempera on canvas laid on panel
18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 61 cm.)
Painted in 1939.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 92 %.
This artwork by John Cecil Stephenson achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in October this year. In the Modern British and Irish Art Day Sale auction, the work Vortex No. 2 sold for GBP 47,880.00 (€ 54,979.54) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 25,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by John Cecil Stephenson; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Bright Triangles sold at auction in November 2019 with the realized price of GBP 47,500.00 (€ 55,776.61).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 92 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von John Cecil Stephenson erzielte im Oktober diesen Jahres bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern British and Irish Art Day Sale wurde die Arbeit Vortex No. 2 für GBP 47.880,00 (€ 54.979,54) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 25.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von John Cecil Stephenson; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Bright Triangles im November 2019 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 47.500,00 (€ 55.776,61).
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