Ivan Bilibin
Illustration for Contes de l'isba: Ivan-Tsarevich and the Firebird
Estimate: 50.000 - 70.000 GBP
Price realised: 61.250 GBP
Price realised: 61.250 GBP
Description
Ivan Bilibin (1876-1942)
Illustration for Contes de l'isba: Ivan-Tsarevich and the Firebird
signed, further signed with Cyrillic initials and dated 'I. B./1930/I. Bilibine' (lower right)
pencil, watercolour and ink on paper laid down on card
10 5/8 x 8 in. (27 x 20 cm.)
Sold with a copy of Isserlis, H. & Auroy, B. (eds.), Contes de L'isba, Paris, 1931 (2)
Illustration for Contes de l'isba: Ivan-Tsarevich and the Firebird
signed, further signed with Cyrillic initials and dated 'I. B./1930/I. Bilibine' (lower right)
pencil, watercolour and ink on paper laid down on card
10 5/8 x 8 in. (27 x 20 cm.)
Sold with a copy of Isserlis, H. & Auroy, B. (eds.), Contes de L'isba, Paris, 1931 (2)
Auction result well in line with expectations
In November 2012 Christies in London held the auction Important Russian Art, which included the work Illustration for Contes de l'isba: Ivan-Tsarevich and the Firebird by Ivan Bilibin. The price achieved of GBP 61,250.00 (€ 75,453.79) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 50,000.00 – 70,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Ivan Bilibin - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Tsaritsa Militrissa, which sold at auction in November 2007 for GBP 150,500.00 (€ 210,738.94).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im November 2012 führte Christies in London die Auktion Important Russian Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Illustration for Contes de l'isba: Ivan-Tsarevich and the Firebird von Ivan Bilibin zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 61.250,00 (€ 75.453,79) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 50.000,00 – 70.000,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von Ivan Bilibin mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Tsaritsa Militrissa beobachtet, die im November 2007 für GBP 150.500,00 (€ 210.738,94) versteigert wurde.
Ivan Bilibin - Auction history
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