Rex Whistler
Portrait Of Lady Caroline Paget
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Modern & Post-War British Art, Lot 152
13. Jun - 13. Jun 2017
Modern & Post-War British Art, Lot 152
13. Jun - 13. Jun 2017
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Rex Whistler
1905-1944
PORTRAIT OF LADY CAROLINE PAGET
oil on canvas
40.5 by 46cm.; 16 by 18in.
Executed in the 1930s.
The Artist, from whom acquired by Lady Caroline Paget | Bequeathed from the above to Lady Katherine Farrell, and thence by descent to the present owner
1905-1944
PORTRAIT OF LADY CAROLINE PAGET
oil on canvas
40.5 by 46cm.; 16 by 18in.
Executed in the 1930s.
The Artist, from whom acquired by Lady Caroline Paget | Bequeathed from the above to Lady Katherine Farrell, and thence by descent to the present owner
A top price for Rex Whistler
This artwork by Rex Whistler achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in June 2017. In the Modern & Post-War British Art auction, the work Portrait Of Lady Caroline Paget sold for GBP 68,750.00 (€ 78,293.42) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 35,000.00. This high result makes Portrait Of Lady Caroline Paget the most expensive artwork by Rex Whistler that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Rex Whistler
Dieses Kunstwerk von Rex Whistler erzielte im Juni 2017 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern & Post-War British Art wurde die Arbeit Portrait Of Lady Caroline Paget für GBP 68.750,00 (€ 78.293,42) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 35.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Portrait Of Lady Caroline Paget zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Rex Whistler, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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