František Vobecký
The Moment Of Miracles (OkamIk Zázraků), 1936
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Czech Avant-Garde Art from the Roy and Mary Cullen Collection, Lot 101
12. Nov - 12. Nov 2014
Czech Avant-Garde Art from the Roy and Mary Cullen Collection, Lot 101
12. Nov - 12. Nov 2014
Estimate: 500 - 700 GBP
Price realised: 6.875 GBP
Price realised: 6.875 GBP
Description
František Vobecký
1902-1991
THE MOMENT OF MIRACLES (OKAMIK ZÁZRAKŮ), 1936
Silver print of photomontage, possibly vintage or printed in the 1950's or 1960's. On the verso, signed in blue pencil with the photrographer's stamp František Vobecký, Praha II Na Moráni 5', dated 1936 in pencil, with various other annotations in pencil and blue pencil. Mounted and framed.
Paper 27 by 38 cm., 10 5/8 by 15 in.
Sander Gallery (Gerd Sander), acquired directly from the artist | Ubu Gallery, New York (Adam J. Boxer) | Acquired from the above on 3 March 2005
1902-1991
THE MOMENT OF MIRACLES (OKAMIK ZÁZRAKŮ), 1936
Silver print of photomontage, possibly vintage or printed in the 1950's or 1960's. On the verso, signed in blue pencil with the photrographer's stamp František Vobecký, Praha II Na Moráni 5', dated 1936 in pencil, with various other annotations in pencil and blue pencil. Mounted and framed.
Paper 27 by 38 cm., 10 5/8 by 15 in.
Sander Gallery (Gerd Sander), acquired directly from the artist | Ubu Gallery, New York (Adam J. Boxer) | Acquired from the above on 3 March 2005
Artwork auctioned at nine times the upper estimate price
When the work The Moment Of Miracles (OkamIk Zázraků), 1936 by František Vobecký was auctioned at Sothebys in London in November 2014, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 700.00 but the actual price achieved was more than nine times as high at GBP 6,875.00 (€ 8,643.77). Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by František Vobecký; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot „melancholický den“ (melancholischer Tag). sold at auction in May 2014 with the realized price of EUR 8,750.00.
Kunstwerk zum Neunfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit The Moment Of Miracles (OkamIk Zázraků), 1936 von František Vobecký im November 2014 bei Sothebys in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 700,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 6.875,00 (€ 8.643,77) mehr als neunmal so hoch. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von František Vobecký; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit „melancholický den“ (melancholischer Tag). im Mai 2014 mit dem Hammerpreis von EUR 8.750,00.
František Vobecký - Auction history
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