Josef Capek
Czech sailor And Phantomas: A Double-Sided Work (Námořník A Fantomas: Oboustranná Malba)
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Hascoe Family Collection: Important Czech Art, Lot 23
13. Jun - 13. Jun 2011
The Hascoe Family Collection: Important Czech Art, Lot 23
13. Jun - 13. Jun 2011
Estimate: 150.000 - 200.000 GBP
Price realised: 565.250 GBP
Price realised: 565.250 GBP
Description
Josef Capek
1887-1945
CZECHSAILOR AND PHANTOMAS: A DOUBLE-SIDED WORK (NÁMOŘNÍK A FANTOMAS: OBOUSTRANNÁ MALBA)
oil on canvas
92 by 58cm., 36¼ by 23in.
Hana and Karel Šulc, friends of the artist
1887-1945
CZECHSAILOR AND PHANTOMAS: A DOUBLE-SIDED WORK (NÁMOŘNÍK A FANTOMAS: OBOUSTRANNÁ MALBA)
oil on canvas
92 by 58cm., 36¼ by 23in.
Hana and Karel Šulc, friends of the artist
A top price for Josef Čapek
This artwork by Josef Čapek achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in June 2011. In the The Hascoe Family Collection: Important Czech Art auction, the work Czech sailor And Phantomas: A Double-Sided Work (Námořník A Fantomas: Oboustranná Malba) sold for GBP 565,250.00 (€ 625,344.06) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 200,000.00. This high result makes Czech sailor And Phantomas: A Double-Sided Work (Námořník A Fantomas: Oboustranná Malba) the most expensive artwork by Josef Čapek that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Josef Čapek
Dieses Kunstwerk von Josef Čapek erzielte im Juni 2011 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The Hascoe Family Collection: Important Czech Art wurde die Arbeit Czech sailor And Phantomas: A Double-Sided Work (Námořník A Fantomas: Oboustranná Malba) für GBP 565.250,00 (€ 625.344,06) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 200.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Czech sailor And Phantomas: A Double-Sided Work (Námořník A Fantomas: Oboustranná Malba) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Josef Čapek, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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