Mountain Scene, 60 x 74 cm
We were asked by a company to research and sell this vivid landscape by Austrian painter Willy Eisenschitz.
We always felt that it was particularly attractive with the potential to do much better than its $3,000 to $5,000 estimate.
It did not disappoint, and the high volume of phone bidders from Europe only stopped when a final price of $23,000 was reached – more than seven times its low estimate.
BACKGROUND: We might call George Keyt the Picasso of Sri Lanka. His work is very highly sought by Sri Lankan art collectors both at home and within the ex-pat community. In Australia, Keyt’s work is very rare. VALUATION & OUTCOME: The South Australian-based owner had inherited not one, but two
BACKGROUND We acted for the family of the artist in the sale of this previously unknown portrait of an elegant self-assured woman. VALUATION & OUTCOME The painting carried a pre-sale estimate of $45,000 to $ 65,000. However, this beautiful typical work of the modernist artist sold for more than double
