Mikuláš Medek - Czech Three Difficult Absences

Mikuláš Medek

Czech Three Difficult Absences

Found at Sothebys, London
20th Century Art – A Different Perspective, Lot 34
12. Nov - 12. Nov 2014
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Mikuláš Medek
1926 - 1974
CZECHTHREE DIFFICULT ABSENCES
signed and dated Medek / 1964 lower right; signed, dated and titled Tri spletité nepřítomnosti / M. Medek / 1964 on the reverse
mixed media on canvas
130 by 180cm., 51¼ by 71in.
Private Collection, Geneva (acquired from the artist) | Purchased from the above by the present owner

Upper estimate price exceeded by 54 %.

The work Czech Three Difficult Absences by Mikuláš Medek was auctioned at Sothebys in London in November 2014. It achieved a price of GBP 92,500.00 (€ 116,298.04), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 54%. Admittedly, works by Mikuláš Medek have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Sorrow of the IVth Inquisitor in October last year with an auction result of GBP 731,100.00 (€ 851,723.40).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 54 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit Czech Three Difficult Absences von Mikuláš Medek kam im November 2014 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 92.500,00 (€ 116.298,04) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 54%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Mikuláš Medek auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Sorrow of the IVth Inquisitor im Oktober letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 731.100,00 (€ 851.723,40).

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