Kamil Lhoták
Czech balloons
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 GBP
Price realised: 60.000 GBP
Price realised: 60.000 GBP
Description
Kamil Lhoták
1912 - 1990
CZECHBALLOONS
signed with initials and dated 39 lower right
oil on canvas
60.5 by 70.5cm., 23¾ by 27¾in.
L. Fialova, Prague | Acquired by the uncle of the present owner, the Mexican ambassador to Czechoslovakia, in the 1960s; thence by descent
1912 - 1990
CZECHBALLOONS
signed with initials and dated 39 lower right
oil on canvas
60.5 by 70.5cm., 23¾ by 27¾in.
L. Fialova, Prague | Acquired by the uncle of the present owner, the Mexican ambassador to Czechoslovakia, in the 1960s; thence by descent
A top price for Kamil Lhoták
This artwork by Kamil Lhoták achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in November 2013. In the 19th Century European Paintings auction, the work Czech balloons sold for GBP 60,000.00 (€ 72,201.97) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 30,000.00. This high result makes Czech balloons the most expensive artwork by Kamil Lhoták that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Kamil Lhoták
Dieses Kunstwerk von Kamil Lhoták erzielte im November 2013 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion 19th Century European Paintings wurde die Arbeit Czech balloons für GBP 60.000,00 (€ 72.201,97) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 30.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Czech balloons zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Kamil Lhoták, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Kamil Lhoták - Auction history
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