Boris Smelov
The Monkey Year; Man With An Axe, After Raskolnikov; Tramway N5; Fellow With A Cigarette; Equilibrist; Untitled
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Changing Focus - A Collection of Russian and Eastern European Contemporary Photography, Lot 893
5. Jun - 5. Jun 2013
Changing Focus - A Collection of Russian and Eastern European Contemporary Photography, Lot 893
5. Jun - 5. Jun 2013
Estimate: 7.000 - 9.000 GBP
Price realised: 6.875 GBP
Price realised: 6.875 GBP
Description
Boris Smelov
1951-1998
THE MONKEY YEAR; MAN WITH AN AXE, AFTER RASKOLNIKOV; TRAMWAY N5; FELLOW WITH A CIGARETTE; EQUILIBRIST; UNTITLED
Silver prints. Two signed, three further dated in the lower margin. Five further signed, titled, four further dated on the reverse. Executed between 1975 and 1995, two works are number 1 from an edition of 10, one work is number 3 from an edition of 15.
Quantity: 6
Largest image 28.3 by 42.5 cm (39.7 by 54 in.), largest sheet 39.6 by 54 cm (15 5/8 by 21 1/4 in.), smallest image 22 by 22 cm (8 5/8 by 8 5/8 in.)
1951-1998
THE MONKEY YEAR; MAN WITH AN AXE, AFTER RASKOLNIKOV; TRAMWAY N5; FELLOW WITH A CIGARETTE; EQUILIBRIST; UNTITLED
Silver prints. Two signed, three further dated in the lower margin. Five further signed, titled, four further dated on the reverse. Executed between 1975 and 1995, two works are number 1 from an edition of 10, one work is number 3 from an edition of 15.
Quantity: 6
Largest image 28.3 by 42.5 cm (39.7 by 54 in.), largest sheet 39.6 by 54 cm (15 5/8 by 21 1/4 in.), smallest image 22 by 22 cm (8 5/8 by 8 5/8 in.)
Auction result misses estimated price range
In June 2013 a collector was able to acquire the work The Monkey Year; Man With An Axe, After Raskolnikov; Tramway N5; Fellow With A Cigarette; Equilibrist; Untitled by Boris Smelov for GBP 6,875.00 (€ 8,024.36). This price was achieved in the auction Changing Focus - A Collection of Russian and Eastern European Contemporary Photography at Sothebys in London and was even below the estimate range of GBP 7,000.00 – 9,000.00 set by the auction house. Other works by Boris Smelov have also sold for higher prices; the highest price we have seen at auction so far was achieved in June 2013 by the work Eight Works From St Petersburg Series at GBP 10,625.00 (€ 12,401.28).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Im Juni 2013 konnte ein Sammler die Arbeit The Monkey Year; Man With An Axe, After Raskolnikov; Tramway N5; Fellow With A Cigarette; Equilibrist; Untitled von Boris Smelov für GBP 6.875,00 (€ 8.024,36) erwerben. Dieser Preis wurde in der Auktion Changing Focus - A Collection of Russian and Eastern European Contemporary Photography bei Sothebys in London erzielt und lag noch unterhalb der von dem Auktionshaus angesetzten Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 7.000,00 – 9.000,00. Andere Arbeiten von Boris Smelov wurden auch schon teurer gehandelt; den höchsten Preis, den wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachten konnten, erzielte im Juni 2013 die Arbeit Eight Works From St Petersburg Series mit GBP 10.625,00 (€ 12.401,28).
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