Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin

Portrait Of An African Boy

Found at Sothebys, London
Important Russian Art, Lot 21
25. Nov - 25. Nov 2013
Estimate: 600.000 - 800.000 GBP
Price realised: 602.500 GBP
Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin
1878-1939
PORTRAIT OF AN AFRICAN BOY
inscribed Biskra and dated 1907 l.r.; further bearing 1988 exhibition label on the stretcher
oil on canvas
48 by 36.5cm, 19 by 14 1/2 in.
Collection of A.I.Gidoni (1885-1943), St Petersburg | Collection of L.G.Loitsyansky (1900-1991), Leningrad | Sotheby's London, Icons, Russian Pictures and Works of Art, London, 15 December 1994, lot 66

Auction result well in line with expectations

The work Portrait Of An African Boy by Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin was auctioned at Sothebys in London in November 2013. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 600,000.00 – 800,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 602,500.00 (€ 725,028.11) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Still life with lilac in June 2019 with an auction result of GBP 9,286,250.00 (€ 10,439,122.20).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit Portrait Of An African Boy von Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin kam im November 2013 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 600.000,00 – 800.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 602.500,00 (€ 725.028,11) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Still life with lilac im Juni 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 9.286.250,00 (€ 10.439.122,20).

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