Willy Pogany
Two Costume Designs for Le Coq d’Or; One for Hamlet; One for Ophelia
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Russian Pictures, Lot 72
1. Dec - 1. Dec 2020
Russian Pictures, Lot 72
1. Dec - 1. Dec 2020
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Property from the Private Collection of Pat and Michael York
Willy Pogany
1882 - 1955
Two Costume Designs for Le Coq d’Or; One for Hamlet; One for Ophelia
one signed in Latin l.l., one signed with initials l.r. and two titled t.l and t.r.
two pencil on tracing paper; one gouache, ink and gold paint over pencil on card and one gouache and gold paint over pencil on card
Largest sheet: 53.5 by 23cm, 21 by 9in.; smallest sheet: 34.5 by 26cm, 13½ by 10¼in.
Largest framed: 71 by 39.5cm, 28 by 15½in.; smallest framed: 53 by 43cm, 20¾ by 17in.
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Costume Designs for Le Coq d’Or: | Joseph Novak, Chief Scenic Artist of The Metropolitan Opera Company from 1910 to 1952, New York | Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, Good American and European Paintings, and Ballet, Theatre and Opera Material, 22 May 1980, lot 47 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owners
Willy Pogany
1882 - 1955
Two Costume Designs for Le Coq d’Or; One for Hamlet; One for Ophelia
one signed in Latin l.l., one signed with initials l.r. and two titled t.l and t.r.
two pencil on tracing paper; one gouache, ink and gold paint over pencil on card and one gouache and gold paint over pencil on card
Largest sheet: 53.5 by 23cm, 21 by 9in.; smallest sheet: 34.5 by 26cm, 13½ by 10¼in.
Largest framed: 71 by 39.5cm, 28 by 15½in.; smallest framed: 53 by 43cm, 20¾ by 17in.
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Costume Designs for Le Coq d’Or: | Joseph Novak, Chief Scenic Artist of The Metropolitan Opera Company from 1910 to 1952, New York | Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, Good American and European Paintings, and Ballet, Theatre and Opera Material, 22 May 1980, lot 47 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owners
A top price for Willy Pogany - as previously expected
The work Two Costume Designs for Le Coq d’Or; One for Hamlet; One for Ophelia by Willy Pogany was auctioned at Sothebys in London in December 2020. The price achieved of GBP 4,788.00 (€ 5,348.62) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 4,000.00 – 6,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Two Costume Designs for Le Coq d’Or; One for Hamlet; One for Ophelia is the most expensive artwork by Willy Pogany that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Die Arbeit Two Costume Designs for Le Coq d’Or; One for Hamlet; One for Ophelia von Willy Pogany kam im Dezember 2020 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 4.788,00 (€ 5.348,62) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 4.000,00 – 6.000,00 angegeben worden. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Two Costume Designs for Le Coq d’Or; One for Hamlet; One for Ophelia das teuerste Kunstwerk von Willy Pogany, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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