Konstantin Somov

Self-portrait

Found at Christies, London
Russian Art, Lot 1
04.Jun - 04.Jun.2018
Estimate: 8.000 - 12.000 GBP
Price realised: 172.500 GBP
signed in Cyrillic and dated 'K. Somov/1933' (lower right)
pencil, sanguine and colour pencil on paper
14 x 9 7/8 in. (35 x 25 cm.)
A gift from the artist to Boris Snejkovsky (1910-1978). | By descent to the present owner.

Artwork auctioned at 14 times the upper estimate price

When the work Self-portrait by Konstantin Somov was auctioned at Christies in London in June 2018, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 12,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than 14 times as high at GBP 172,500.00 (€ 194,954.40). Admittedly, works by Konstantin Somov have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Boxer in November 2011 with an auction result of GBP 713,250.00 (€ 832,646.34).

Kunstwerk zum 14-fachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert

Als die Arbeit Self-portrait von Konstantin Somov im Juni 2018 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 12.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 172.500,00 (€ 194.954,40) mehr als 14-mal so hoch. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Konstantin Somov auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Boxer im November 2011 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 713.250,00 (€ 832.646,34).

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