Esphyr Slobodkina
Toys in the Attic
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Modern Discoveries, Lot 441
8. Jul - 20. Jul 2022
Modern Discoveries, Lot 441
8. Jul - 20. Jul 2022
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Between Thought and Expression: Works from a Private American Collection
Esphyr Slobodkina
1908 - 2002
Toys in the Attic
signed Esphyr Slobodkina (lower right); also signed E. Slobodkina and dated 1944 (on the reverse)
oil on Masonite
17 1/2 by 21 1/2 in.
44.5 by 54.6 cm.
Executed circa 1939-44. We wish to thank the Slobodkina Foundation for their assistance in researching this lot. This work is recorded in their archives as catalog number SF_1030.
Sid Deutsch Gallery, New York | Snyder Fine Art, New York | Acquired from the above in 1998 by the present owner
Esphyr Slobodkina
1908 - 2002
Toys in the Attic
signed Esphyr Slobodkina (lower right); also signed E. Slobodkina and dated 1944 (on the reverse)
oil on Masonite
17 1/2 by 21 1/2 in.
44.5 by 54.6 cm.
Executed circa 1939-44. We wish to thank the Slobodkina Foundation for their assistance in researching this lot. This work is recorded in their archives as catalog number SF_1030.
Sid Deutsch Gallery, New York | Snyder Fine Art, New York | Acquired from the above in 1998 by the present owner
A top price for Esphyr Slobodkina
The work Toys in the Attic by Esphyr Slobodkina was worth USD 69,300.00 (€ 67,927.86) to a buyer in July last year. This price was achieved in the auction Modern Discoveries at Sothebys in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 15,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Toys in the Attic the most expensive artwork by Esphyr Slobodkina that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Esphyr Slobodkina
Die Arbeit Toys in the Attic von Esphyr Slobodkina war einem Käufer im Juli letzten Jahres USD 69.300,00 (€ 67.927,86) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Modern Discoveries bei Sothebys in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 15.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Toys in the Attic zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Esphyr Slobodkina, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Esphyr Slobodkina - Auction history
