Sviatoslav Roerich
Russian Portrait Of A Woman, Circa 1920S
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Russian Art, Lot 56
22. Apr - 22. Apr 2009
Russian Art, Lot 56
22. Apr - 22. Apr 2009
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Sviatoslav Roerich
1904-1993
RUSSIANPORTRAIT OF A WOMAN, CIRCA 1920S
mixed media on canvas mounted on board
67 by 33 1/2 in.
170 by 85 cm
Collection of Louis and Nettie Horch, New York (acquired directly from the artist) | Acquired directly from the above by the present owner, circa 1977
1904-1993
RUSSIANPORTRAIT OF A WOMAN, CIRCA 1920S
mixed media on canvas mounted on board
67 by 33 1/2 in.
170 by 85 cm
Collection of Louis and Nettie Horch, New York (acquired directly from the artist) | Acquired directly from the above by the present owner, circa 1977
Artwork auctioned at four times the upper estimate price
When the work Russian Portrait Of A Woman, Circa 1920S by Svetoslav Roerich was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in April 2009, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 35,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than four times as high at USD 170,500.00 (€ 128,737.54). Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Svetoslav Roerich; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Portrait of A Tibetan Woman And Her Granddaughter sold at auction in April 2006 with the realized price of USD 262,400.00 (€ 207,858.05).
Kunstwerk zum Vierfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Russian Portrait Of A Woman, Circa 1920S von Svetoslav Roerich im April 2009 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 35.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 170.500,00 (€ 128.737,54) mehr als viermal so hoch. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Svetoslav Roerich; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Portrait of A Tibetan Woman And Her Granddaughter im April 2006 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 262.400,00 (€ 207.858,05).
Svetoslav Roerich - Auction history
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