Leon Kossoff
Here Comes The Diesel, Early Summer
Found at
Christies,
London
20th Century Evening Sale, Lot 40
23. Mar - 23. Mar 2021
20th Century Evening Sale, Lot 40
23. Mar - 23. Mar 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Leon Kossoff (1926-2019)
oil on board
54 ¼ x 48in. (137.5 x 122cm.)
Painted in 1987
Anthony d’Offay Gallery, London. | Saatchi Collection, London. | Anon. sale, Sotheby’s London, 2 December 1993, lot 45. | Private Collection, Scotland. | Anon. sale, Sotheby’s London, 23 June 2004, lot 7. | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
oil on board
54 ¼ x 48in. (137.5 x 122cm.)
Painted in 1987
Anthony d’Offay Gallery, London. | Saatchi Collection, London. | Anon. sale, Sotheby’s London, 2 December 1993, lot 45. | Private Collection, Scotland. | Anon. sale, Sotheby’s London, 23 June 2004, lot 7. | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work Here Comes The Diesel, Early Summer by Leon Kossoff was sold in the 20th Century Evening Sale auction at Christies in London in March 2021. Here, the upper estimate of GBP 600,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for GBP 682,500.00 (€ 801,761.69). Other works by Leon Kossoff have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of GBP 1,388,750.00 (€ 1,566,467.81) in November 2018 for the work Willesden Junction - Autumn Afternoon.
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit Here Comes The Diesel, Early Summer von Leon Kossoff wurde im März 2021 in der Auktion 20th Century Evening Sale bei Christies in London versteigert. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von GBP 600.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für GBP 682.500,00 (€ 801.761,69) einen neuen Besitzer. Andere Arbeiten von Leon Kossoff haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von GBP 1.388.750,00 (€ 1.566.467,81) im November 2018 für die Arbeit Willesden Junction - Autumn Afternoon beobachtet.
Leon Kossoff - Auction history
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