Nikifor
Palace framed but unglazed 34.0 x 37.5 x 1.2 cm (13 1/4 x 14 3/4 x 1/2 in).
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.500 USD
Price realised: 3.200 USD
Price realised: 3.200 USD
Description
Nikifor (Polish/Hungarian, circa 1893-1968), also called Nikifor Krynicki
Palace
inscribed 'TOOTt ZARDNK WSI MIASTO WILLASEtO' (along lower edge); inscribed 'PANITKAZ NEJYTORMATJEKO' and with artist's and export stamps (all on the reverse)
gouache and watercolor on paper
16.2 x 22.5 cm (6 3/8 x 8 7/8 in).
framed but unglazed 34.0 x 37.5 x 1.2 cm (13 1/4 x 14 3/4 x 1/2 in).
Alfred and Maria Tarski, Berkeley, California; then by family descent to the Estate of Eva Kristina Ehrenfeucht.
Palace
inscribed 'TOOTt ZARDNK WSI MIASTO WILLASEtO' (along lower edge); inscribed 'PANITKAZ NEJYTORMATJEKO' and with artist's and export stamps (all on the reverse)
gouache and watercolor on paper
16.2 x 22.5 cm (6 3/8 x 8 7/8 in).
framed but unglazed 34.0 x 37.5 x 1.2 cm (13 1/4 x 14 3/4 x 1/2 in).
Alfred and Maria Tarski, Berkeley, California; then by family descent to the Estate of Eva Kristina Ehrenfeucht.
A top price for Nikifor
The work Palace framed but unglazed 34.0 x 37.5 x 1.2 cm (13 1/4 x 14 3/4 x 1/2 in). by Nikifor was auctioned at Bonhams in New York in November this year. It achieved a price of USD 3,200.00 (€ 2,933.63), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 28%. With this result, Palace framed but unglazed 34.0 x 37.5 x 1.2 cm (13 1/4 x 14 3/4 x 1/2 in). is even the most expensive work of art by Nikifor that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Nikifor
Die Arbeit Palace framed but unglazed 34.0 x 37.5 x 1.2 cm (13 1/4 x 14 3/4 x 1/2 in). von Nikifor kam im November diesen Jahres bei Bonhams in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 3.200,00 (€ 2.933,63) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 28%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Palace framed but unglazed 34.0 x 37.5 x 1.2 cm (13 1/4 x 14 3/4 x 1/2 in). sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Nikifor, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Nikifor - Auction history
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