Sale L17103 20th Century Art: A Different Perspective Top Ten Results

Sale Results

London, Bond St

Sale L17103 20th Century Art: A Different Perspective

14 NOV 17

Grand Total

2,738,000 GBP (3,585,959 USD) (3,056,432 EUR)

Exch Rate:

1.31

Sold by Lot:

77.3%

Lots Offered:

88

Sold by Value:

87.9%

Lots Sold/Unsold:

68 / 20

Lot

Price (GBP)

Estimate (GBP)

Buyer

8

£729,000 ($954,771)

£280,000 - 350,000

Private European

Emil Filla, Seated Woman, oil on canvas, 1948

*RECORD FOR ARTIST AT AUCTION*

25

£321,000 ($420,414)

£250,000 - 350,000

European Trade

František Foltýn, Blue Madonna, oil on canvas, painted between 1922 and 1924

14

£273,000 ($357,548)

£100,000 - 150,000

Private Collector

Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghika, A travers la ville, oil on canvas

9

£141,250 ($184,995)

£80,000 - 120,000

Private European

Spyros Papaloukas, Boatyard at Pantokrator Monastery, Mount Athos, oil and pencil on paper laid on canvas

10

£137,500 ($180,084)

£120,000 - 180,000

European Trade

Antonín Slavíček, Forest, oil on canvas

21

£112,500 ($147,341)

£60,000 - 80,000

Private European

Emil Filla, Still Life with Guitar, oil and tempera on canvas, 1929

24

£93,750 ($122,784)

£12,000 - 18,000

Private Czech

Alois Wachsman, Standing Woman, oil on canvas board, circa 1930

*RECORD FOR ARTIST AT AUCTION*

17

£81,250 ($106,413)

£80,000 - 120,000

Private Romanian

Marcel Janco, Inferno, oil on board, 1915

7

£72,500 ($94,953)

£25,000 - 35,000

Private European

Václav Špála, Houses & Portrait of a Man (a double sided painting), oil on canvas, 1921

45

£68,750 ($90,042)

£10,000 - 15,000

Private Czech

Bohumír Matal, Woman in Red, oil on canvas, 1956

Tessa Kostrzewa, Head of Sale, and Filip Marco, Head of Sotheby's Prague, said: "We are thrilled with the results of this year's sale, which was dominated by Czech works. The strong prices they achieved are testament to the buoyancy of the market for Czech avant-garde and modern art. There was spirited bidding for Central European works, and Greek art made a welcome comeback, with two iconic paintings by Ghika and Papaloukas selling well above estimate."

Specialist in Charge: Tessa Kostrzewa

Press Office Contact: Matthew Floris

Estimates do not include buyer's premium. Prices achieved include the hammer price plus buyer's premium and are net of any fees paid to the purchaser where the purchaser provided an irrevocable bid.

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