Natan Isaevich Altman
Portrait Of The Poet Boris Kornilov
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 GBP
Price realised: 37.250 GBP
Price realised: 37.250 GBP
Description
Natan Isaevich Altman
1889-1970
PORTRAIT OF THE POET BORIS KORNILOV
signed and inscribed Boris Kornilov in Cyrillic l.r.; further inscribed with four lines of poetry by Ilya Ehrenburg on the reverse
watercolour, ink and collage on paper
25 by 19.2cm, 9 3/4 by 7 1/2 in.
The family of the artist, Moscow, 1930s | Tamara Mikhailovna, the sitter's mother | Olga Berholtz, the sitter's widow | Leonid Bezrukhov, the sitter's archivist, Moscow | Elysium Gallery, Moscow
1889-1970
PORTRAIT OF THE POET BORIS KORNILOV
signed and inscribed Boris Kornilov in Cyrillic l.r.; further inscribed with four lines of poetry by Ilya Ehrenburg on the reverse
watercolour, ink and collage on paper
25 by 19.2cm, 9 3/4 by 7 1/2 in.
The family of the artist, Moscow, 1930s | Tamara Mikhailovna, the sitter's mother | Olga Berholtz, the sitter's widow | Leonid Bezrukhov, the sitter's archivist, Moscow | Elysium Gallery, Moscow
A top price for Nathan Altman - as previously expected
The work Portrait Of The Poet Boris Kornilov by Nathan Altman was auctioned at Sothebys in London in November 2012. The price achieved of GBP 37,250.00 (€ 45,888.22) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 30,000.00 – 50,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Portrait Of The Poet Boris Kornilov is the most expensive artwork by Nathan Altman that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Die Arbeit Portrait Of The Poet Boris Kornilov von Nathan Altman kam im November 2012 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 37.250,00 (€ 45.888,22) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 30.000,00 – 50.000,00 angegeben worden. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Portrait Of The Poet Boris Kornilov das teuerste Kunstwerk von Nathan Altman, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Nathan Altman - Auction history
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