Patrick Swift
Olive Tree
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Modern and Contemporary Irish Art, Lot 31
30. Oct - 30. Oct 2007
Modern and Contemporary Irish Art, Lot 31
30. Oct - 30. Oct 2007
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Patrick Swift
1927 - 1983
OLIVE TREE
signed
oil on canvas laid on board
132 by 99cm.; 52 by 39in.
A gift from the artist to his friend Clive Adams, circa 1963, and thence by descent to the present owner
1927 - 1983
OLIVE TREE
signed
oil on canvas laid on board
132 by 99cm.; 52 by 39in.
A gift from the artist to his friend Clive Adams, circa 1963, and thence by descent to the present owner
A top price for Patrick Swift
This artwork by Patrick Swift achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in October 2007. In the Modern and Contemporary Irish Art auction, the work Olive Tree sold for GBP 50,900.00 (€ 73,095.75) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 25,000.00. This high result makes Olive Tree the most expensive artwork by Patrick Swift that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Patrick Swift
Dieses Kunstwerk von Patrick Swift erzielte im Oktober 2007 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern and Contemporary Irish Art wurde die Arbeit Olive Tree für GBP 50.900,00 (€ 73.095,75) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 25.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Olive Tree zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Patrick Swift, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Patrick Swift - Auction history
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