William B. McInnes
Australian The Bathers
Found at
Sothebys,
Melbourne
The Ken and Rona Eastaugh Collection, Lot 21
4. May - 4. May 2009
The Ken and Rona Eastaugh Collection, Lot 21
4. May - 4. May 2009
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
William B. McInnes
1889-1939
AUSTRALIANTHE BATHERS
Signed and dated McINNES 16 (lower right)
Oil on canvas
63.3 by 89cm
W. R. Sedon, Esq., Melbourne | Tom Silver Gallery, Melbourne | Purchased from the above in 1982
1889-1939
AUSTRALIANTHE BATHERS
Signed and dated McINNES 16 (lower right)
Oil on canvas
63.3 by 89cm
W. R. Sedon, Esq., Melbourne | Tom Silver Gallery, Melbourne | Purchased from the above in 1982
A top price for William Beckwith McInnes
In May 2009 Sothebys in Melbourne held the auction The Ken and Rona Eastaugh Collection, which included the work Australian The Bathers by William Beckwith McInnes. The »bidding war« ended at AUD 38,400.00 (€ 21,728.10), 28% above the upper estimate. With this result, Australian The Bathers is even the most expensive work of art by William Beckwith McInnes that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für William Beckwith McInnes
Im Mai 2009 führte Sothebys in Melbourne die Auktion The Ken and Rona Eastaugh Collection durch, in der auch die Arbeit Australian The Bathers von William Beckwith McInnes zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von AUD 38.400,00 (€ 21.728,10) und damit 28% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Australian The Bathers sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von William Beckwith McInnes, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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