Nicholson's rooftop view is bought for £283,250
An oil and pencil drawing by one of the St Ives Society of Artists' most famous names has sold at auction for four times its estimated sale value.
St Ives Rooftops (Salubrious) was created by Ben Nicholson during a tumultuous period for the artist.
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Ben Nicholson's 1951 oil and pencil drawing St Ives Rooftops (Salubrious) sold for four times its estimate
It was executed in the autumn of 1951, the year in which Nicholson and fellow artist Barbara Hepworth divorced – a time of personal upheaval for them both.
The work depicts the view from Nicholson's new home and consequently a new perspective of St Ives, showing the uneven arrangement of rooftops in front of the sea.
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It sold for £283,250 at a sale at auction house Bonhams last week, which was much higher than its pre-sale estimate price of between £60,000 and £100,000.
Comments
by 2ladybugs
Saturday, June 16 2012, 3:43PM
“Well, when I pulled up the list of news articles on TiC I thought £283 was quite reasonable but now actually opening the article and seeing this silly price I have just spilt my cuppa.”
by josdave
Saturday, June 16 2012, 2:21PM
“Seems to be a lot of people out there with more money than sense.”