Sir Peter Blake, R.A.
Boys with New Ties
Found at
Christies,
London
Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale, London, Lot 1
25.Jun - 25.Jun.2015
Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale, London, Lot 1
25.Jun - 25.Jun.2015
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
signed 'P BLAKE' (lower right)
oil on board
12 3/8 x 29 7/8 in. (31.4 x 75.8 cm.)
Painted circa 1955.
Acquired directly from the artist in 1960.
oil on board
12 3/8 x 29 7/8 in. (31.4 x 75.8 cm.)
Painted circa 1955.
Acquired directly from the artist in 1960.
A top price for Peter Blake
This artwork by Peter Blake achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in June 2015. In the Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale, London auction, the work Boys with New Ties sold for GBP 662,500.00 (€ 934,116.68) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 350,000.00. This high result makes Boys with New Ties the most expensive artwork by Peter Blake that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Peter Blake
Dieses Kunstwerk von Peter Blake erzielte im Juni 2015 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale, London wurde die Arbeit Boys with New Ties für GBP 662.500,00 (€ 934.116,68) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 350.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Boys with New Ties zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Peter Blake, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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