František Foltýn
Czec composition
Estimate: 180.000 - 250.000 GBP
Price realised: 274.000 GBP
Price realised: 274.000 GBP
Description
František Foltýn
1891-1976
CZECCOMPOSITION
signed and dated Foltýn / 1927 P /12 lower right
oil on canvas
74 by 93cm., 29 by 36½in.
Pierre Demarne (1924 - 1999. Demarne was a French surrealist painter, poet and art critic, who worked with André Breton. He exhibited at all the Surrealist art exhibitions between 1947 and 1951) | Sale: Briest Scp., Paris, 16 April 1992, lot 22 | Purchased at the above sale; thence by descent
1891-1976
CZECCOMPOSITION
signed and dated Foltýn / 1927 P /12 lower right
oil on canvas
74 by 93cm., 29 by 36½in.
Pierre Demarne (1924 - 1999. Demarne was a French surrealist painter, poet and art critic, who worked with André Breton. He exhibited at all the Surrealist art exhibitions between 1947 and 1951) | Sale: Briest Scp., Paris, 16 April 1992, lot 22 | Purchased at the above sale; thence by descent
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work Czec composition by František Foltýn was sold in the 20th Century Art – A Different Perspective auction at Sothebys in London in November 2018. Here, the upper estimate of GBP 250,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for GBP 274,000.00 (€ 309,063.68). Other works by František Foltýn have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of GBP 433,250.00 (€ 479,310.59) in June 2011 for the work Czech imperialism (Imperialismus).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit Czec composition von František Foltýn wurde im November 2018 in der Auktion 20th Century Art – A Different Perspective bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von GBP 250.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für GBP 274.000,00 (€ 309.063,68) einen neuen Besitzer. Andere Arbeiten von František Foltýn haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von GBP 433.250,00 (€ 479.310,59) im Juni 2011 für die Arbeit Czech imperialism (Imperialismus) beobachtet.
František Foltýn - Auction history
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