Sviatoslav Roerich
Russian Three Boddisatvas, Circa 1920S
Estimate: 60.000 - 80.000 USD
Price realised: 266.500 USD
Price realised: 266.500 USD
Description
Sviatoslav Roerich
1904-1993
RUSSIANTHREE BODDISATVAS, CIRCA 1920S
labeled SR 14 (on the reverse)
tempera on canvas mounted on board
38 3/4 by 25 3/4 in.
98.5 by 65.5 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
RUSSIANTHREE BODDISATVAS, CIRCA 1920S
labeled SR 14 (on the reverse)
tempera on canvas mounted on board
38 3/4 by 25 3/4 in.
98.5 by 65.5 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 three times the upper estimate price
When the work Russian Three Boddisatvas, 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 80,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at USD 266,500.00 (€ 201,223.20). 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 Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Russian Three Boddisatvas, 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 80.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 266.500,00 (€ 201.223,20) mehr als dreimal 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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