Peter Lanyon
Rising Air
Found at
Sothebys,
London
British Art Evening Sale: Modern/Contemporary, Lot 2
29. Jun - 29. Jun 2021
British Art Evening Sale: Modern/Contemporary, Lot 2
29. Jun - 29. Jun 2021
Estimate: 400.000 - 600.000 GBP
Price realised: 958.800 GBP
Price realised: 958.800 GBP
Description
Property from the Neiman Marcus Collection
Peter Lanyon
1918 - 1964
Rising Air
signed Lanyon and dated 61 (lower centre); also signed Lanyon, titled, dated 61 and inscribed (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
unframed: 152.5 by 122cm.; 60 by 48in.
framed: 156 by 125cm.; 61½ by 49¼in.
Executed in 1961. We are grateful to Martin Lanyon and Toby Treves for their kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work.
Gimpel Fils, London, where acquired by the present owners in 1961
Peter Lanyon
1918 - 1964
Rising Air
signed Lanyon and dated 61 (lower centre); also signed Lanyon, titled, dated 61 and inscribed (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
unframed: 152.5 by 122cm.; 60 by 48in.
framed: 156 by 125cm.; 61½ by 49¼in.
Executed in 1961. We are grateful to Martin Lanyon and Toby Treves for their kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work.
Gimpel Fils, London, where acquired by the present owners in 1961
Upper estimate price exceeded by 60 %.
The work Rising Air by Peter Lanyon was auctioned at Sothebys in London in June 2021. It achieved a price of GBP 958,800.00 (€ 1,117,251.25), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 60%. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Peter Lanyon; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Orpheus sold at auction in November 2018 with the realized price of GBP 1,268,750.00 (€ 1,431,111.45).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 60 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Rising Air von Peter Lanyon kam im Juni 2021 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 958.800,00 (€ 1.117.251,25) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 60%. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Peter Lanyon; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Orpheus im November 2018 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 1.268.750,00 (€ 1.431.111,45).
Peter Lanyon - Auction history
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