Photis Kontoglou
The Refugees or The Valley of Lamentation
Found at
Sothebys,
Paris
Art Impressionniste et Moderne Day Sale, Lot 238
30. Mar - 30. Mar 2021
Art Impressionniste et Moderne Day Sale, Lot 238
30. Mar - 30. Mar 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Property from a Private European Collection
Photis Kontoglou
1896 - 1965
The Refugees or The Valley of Lamentation
signed and inscribed in Greek (lower right)
oil on canvas
146,7 x 166,8 cm; 57¾ x 65⅝ in.
Painted circa 1930.
__________________________________________________________________________ Provenant d'une Collection Particulière Européenne
Estate of the artist | Private collection, Athens | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Photis Kontoglou
1896 - 1965
The Refugees or The Valley of Lamentation
signed and inscribed in Greek (lower right)
oil on canvas
146,7 x 166,8 cm; 57¾ x 65⅝ in.
Painted circa 1930.
__________________________________________________________________________ Provenant d'une Collection Particulière Européenne
Estate of the artist | Private collection, Athens | Acquired from the above by the present owner
A top price for Fotis Kontoglou
This artwork by Fotis Kontoglou achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in Paris in March 2021. In the Art Impressionniste et Moderne Day Sale auction, the work The Refugees or The Valley of Lamentation sold for EUR 252,000.00 - well above the upper estimate of EUR 120,000.00. This high result makes The Refugees or The Valley of Lamentation the most expensive artwork by Fotis Kontoglou that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Fotis Kontoglou
Dieses Kunstwerk von Fotis Kontoglou erzielte im März 2021 bei Sothebys in Paris einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Art Impressionniste et Moderne Day Sale wurde die Arbeit The Refugees or The Valley of Lamentation für EUR 252.000,00 versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von EUR 120.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The Refugees or The Valley of Lamentation zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Fotis Kontoglou, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Fotis Kontoglou - Auction history
