Emil Filla
Czech seated Woman
Found at
Sothebys,
London
20th Century Art – A Different Perspective, Lot 8
14. Nov - 14. Nov 2017
20th Century Art – A Different Perspective, Lot 8
14. Nov - 14. Nov 2017
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Emil Filla
1882 - 1953
CZECHSEATED WOMAN
signed and dated Emil Filla 48 lower right
oil on canvas
146 by 98cm., 57½ by 38½in.
Galerie Pallas, Prague | Purchased from the above by the present owner in 1993
1882 - 1953
CZECHSEATED WOMAN
signed and dated Emil Filla 48 lower right
oil on canvas
146 by 98cm., 57½ by 38½in.
Galerie Pallas, Prague | Purchased from the above by the present owner in 1993
A top price for Emil Filla
This artwork by Emil Filla achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in November 2017. In the 20th Century Art – A Different Perspective auction, the work Czech seated Woman sold for GBP 729,000.00 (€ 827,523.45) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 350,000.00. This high result makes Czech seated Woman the most expensive artwork by Emil Filla that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Emil Filla
Dieses Kunstwerk von Emil Filla erzielte im November 2017 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion 20th Century Art – A Different Perspective wurde die Arbeit Czech seated Woman für GBP 729.000,00 (€ 827.523,45) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 350.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Czech seated Woman zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Emil Filla, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Emil Filla - Auction history
