Mikuláš Medek
Sorrow of the IVth Inquisitor
Estimate: 100.000 - 150.000 GBP
Price realised: 731.100 GBP
Price realised: 731.100 GBP
Description
Sold to benefit the University of Sydney art collections
MIKULÁŠ MEDEK (1926-1971)
Sorrow of the IVth Inquisitor
1965
signed and dated 65; signed, titled and dated 65 on the reverse
oil and enamel on canvas
129.5 by 180.5 cm.
51 by 71 1/16 in.
Art Centrum, Prague | The University of Sydney, Sydney (acquired directly from the above in 1968)
MIKULÁŠ MEDEK (1926-1971)
Sorrow of the IVth Inquisitor
1965
signed and dated 65; signed, titled and dated 65 on the reverse
oil and enamel on canvas
129.5 by 180.5 cm.
51 by 71 1/16 in.
Art Centrum, Prague | The University of Sydney, Sydney (acquired directly from the above in 1968)
A top price for Mikuláš Medek
When the work Sorrow of the IVth Inquisitor by Mikuláš Medek was auctioned at Bonhams in London in October last year, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 150,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than four times as high at GBP 731,100.00 (€ 851,723.40). This high result makes Sorrow of the IVth Inquisitor the most expensive artwork by Mikuláš Medek that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Mikuláš Medek
Als die Arbeit Sorrow of the IVth Inquisitor von Mikuláš Medek im Oktober letzten Jahres bei Bonhams in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 150.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 731.100,00 (€ 851.723,40) mehr als viermal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Sorrow of the IVth Inquisitor zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Mikuláš Medek, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Mikuláš Medek - Auction history
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