Ilya Kabakov
The Composer
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Post-War and Contemporary Russian Art from a Private Collection, Lot 355
9. Nov - 1. Dec 2021
Post-War and Contemporary Russian Art from a Private Collection, Lot 355
9. Nov - 1. Dec 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Property from a Private European Collection
Ilya Kabakov
b. 1933
The Composer
42 music stands with drawings, two glass jars and one paper fly
Each unextended music stand: approximately 92 by 50 by 38cm, 36¼ by 19¾ by 15in.
Each drawing including mount: 50 by 35cm, 19¾ by 13¾in.
Executed in 1988
Acquired directly from the artist | Phillips London, Contemporary Art Evening Sale, 28 February 2008, lot 171
Ilya Kabakov
b. 1933
The Composer
42 music stands with drawings, two glass jars and one paper fly
Each unextended music stand: approximately 92 by 50 by 38cm, 36¼ by 19¾ by 15in.
Each drawing including mount: 50 by 35cm, 19¾ by 13¾in.
Executed in 1988
Acquired directly from the artist | Phillips London, Contemporary Art Evening Sale, 28 February 2008, lot 171
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work The Composer by Ilya Kabakov was auctioned at Sothebys in London in December 2021. The price achieved of GBP 302,400.00 (€ 360,699.77) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 250,000.00 – 350,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Ilya Kabakov achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Beetle in February 2008 with an auction result of GBP 2,932,500.00 (€ 3,835,594.92).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit The Composer von Ilya Kabakov kam im Dezember 2021 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 302.400,00 (€ 360.699,77) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 250.000,00 – 350.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Ilya Kabakov erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Beetle im Februar 2008 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 2.932.500,00 (€ 3.835.594,92).
Ilya Kabakov - Auction history
