Kuzma Sergeevich Petrov-Vodkin
Portrait of an African Boy
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Russian Pictures, Lot 159
1. Dec - 1. Dec 2020
Russian Pictures, Lot 159
1. Dec - 1. Dec 2020
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Kuzma Sergeevich Petrov-Vodkin
1878 - 1939
Portrait of an African Boy
inscribed Biskra in Latin and dated 1907 l.r.; further bearing a 1988 exhibition label on the stretcher
oil on canvas
Canvas: 48 by 36.5cm, 19 by 14½in.
Framed: 58 by 46.5cm, 22¾ by 18¼in.
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
1878 - 1939
Portrait of an African Boy
inscribed Biskra in Latin and dated 1907 l.r.; further bearing a 1988 exhibition label on the stretcher
oil on canvas
Canvas: 48 by 36.5cm, 19 by 14½in.
Framed: 58 by 46.5cm, 22¾ by 18¼in.
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 December 2020. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 250,000.00 – 350,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 252,000.00 (€ 281,506.46) 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 Dezember 2020 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 250.000,00 – 350.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 252.000,00 (€ 281.506,46) 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).
Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin - Auction history
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