Justin Maurice O'Brien
Still Life
Found at
Christies,
London
Modern and Contemporary Australian Art with Works by 20th Century African Artists, Lot 14
11. Oct - 11. Oct 2011
Modern and Contemporary Australian Art with Works by 20th Century African Artists, Lot 14
11. Oct - 11. Oct 2011
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 GBP
Price realised: 9.375 GBP
Price realised: 9.375 GBP
Description
Justin Maurice O'Brien (1917-1996)
Still Life
signed 'O'Brien' (upper right)
pen, ink and watercolour heightened with white on paper
23¼ x 19in. (59.1 x 48.2cm.)
Still Life
signed 'O'Brien' (upper right)
pen, ink and watercolour heightened with white on paper
23¼ x 19in. (59.1 x 48.2cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 34 %.
The work Still Life by Justin Maurice O'Brien was auctioned at Christies in London in October 2011. It achieved a price of GBP 9,375.00 (€ 10,849.78), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 34%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Justin Maurice O'Brien - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Supper at Emmaus, which sold at auction in April 2005 for AUD 59,750.00 (€ 36,232.02).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 34 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Still Life von Justin Maurice O'Brien kam im Oktober 2011 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 9.375,00 (€ 10.849,78) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 34%. Für andere Arbeiten von Justin Maurice O'Brien mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Supper at Emmaus beobachtet, die im April 2005 für AUD 59.750,00 (€ 36.232,02) versteigert wurde.
Justin Maurice O'Brien - Auction history
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