Konstantin Somov
Bernard Nivet; and Portrait of a woman
Found at
Christies,
London
Russian Art, Lot 5
04.Jun - 04.Jun.2018
Russian Art, Lot 5
04.Jun - 04.Jun.2018
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
the first signed in Cyrillic, inscribed in Russian and dated 'K. Somov./24-25 Aug./1937' (lower right) and 'Bernard Nivet./Grandvilliers.' (upper left);
the second signed in Cyrillic, inscribed and dated 'K. Somov./10 Aug 34/Grandvilliers.' (lower right)
the first pencil and pastel on paper; the second pencil and sanguine on paper
the first 16 3/8 x 11 ¾ in. (43.5 x 30 cm.); the second 7 ¼ x 6 in. (18.2 x 5.2 cm.)
(2)
A gift from the artist to Boris Snejkovsky (1910-1978). | By descent to the present owner.
the second signed in Cyrillic, inscribed and dated 'K. Somov./10 Aug 34/Grandvilliers.' (lower right)
the first pencil and pastel on paper; the second pencil and sanguine on paper
the first 16 3/8 x 11 ¾ in. (43.5 x 30 cm.); the second 7 ¼ x 6 in. (18.2 x 5.2 cm.)
(2)
A gift from the artist to Boris Snejkovsky (1910-1978). | By descent to the present owner.
Auction result well in line with expectations
In June 2018 Christies in London held the auction Russian Art, which included the work Bernard Nivet; and Portrait of a woman by Konstantin Somov. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 7,000.00 – 9,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 7,500.00 (€ 8,476.28) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Konstantin Somov achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Boxer in November 2011 with an auction result of GBP 713,250.00 (€ 832,646.34).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Juni 2018 führte Christies in London die Auktion Russian Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Bernard Nivet; and Portrait of a woman von Konstantin Somov zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 7.000,00 – 9.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 7.500,00 (€ 8.476,28) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Konstantin Somov erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Boxer im November 2011 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 713.250,00 (€ 832.646,34).
Konstantin Somov - Auction history
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