Karel Teige
Czech Red. Revue Svazu Moderní Kultury "Devětsil". Prague: Odeon, 1927-1930
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Czech Avant-Garde Art from the Roy and Mary Cullen Collection, Lot 15
12. Nov - 12. Nov 2014
Czech Avant-Garde Art from the Roy and Mary Cullen Collection, Lot 15
12. Nov - 12. Nov 2014
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 GBP
Price realised: 12.500 GBP
Price realised: 12.500 GBP
Description
Karel Teige
1900 - 1951
CZECHRED. REVUE SVAZU MODERNÍ KULTURY "DEVĚTSIL". PRAGUE: ODEON, 1927-1930
30 issues in 29 (issues 6-7 for 1930 in one volume), 8vo (230 x 178mm.), numerous illustrations, design by Teige, original printed wrappers, issue no. 1 with paper label pasted to upper cover "po konfiskaci nové opravené vydání" (a new version after the first was censored), extremities slightly rubbed
1900 - 1951
CZECHRED. REVUE SVAZU MODERNÍ KULTURY "DEVĚTSIL". PRAGUE: ODEON, 1927-1930
30 issues in 29 (issues 6-7 for 1930 in one volume), 8vo (230 x 178mm.), numerous illustrations, design by Teige, original printed wrappers, issue no. 1 with paper label pasted to upper cover "po konfiskaci nové opravené vydání" (a new version after the first was censored), extremities slightly rubbed
Upper estimate price exceeded by 79 %.
This artwork by Karel Teige achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in November 2014. In the Czech Avant-Garde Art from the Roy and Mary Cullen Collection auction, the work Czech Red. Revue Svazu Moderní Kultury "Devětsil". Prague: Odeon, 1927-1930 sold for GBP 12,500.00 (€ 15,715.95) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 7,000.00. Admittedly, works by Karel Teige have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Czech Untitled (Bez Názvu) in November 2014 with an auction result of GBP 74,500.00 (€ 93,667.07).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 79 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Karel Teige erzielte im November 2014 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Czech Avant-Garde Art from the Roy and Mary Cullen Collection wurde die Arbeit Czech Red. Revue Svazu Moderní Kultury "Devětsil". Prague: Odeon, 1927-1930 für GBP 12.500,00 (€ 15.715,95) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 7.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Karel Teige auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Czech Untitled (Bez Názvu) im November 2014 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 74.500,00 (€ 93.667,07).
Karel Teige - Auction history
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