Xan Krohn
Portrait Of Mr B.
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Russian Pictures, Lot 43
28. Nov - 28. Nov 2017
Russian Pictures, Lot 43
28. Nov - 28. Nov 2017
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Xan Krohn
1882 - 1959
PORTRAIT OF MR B.
signed in Latin t.r.; further numbered N132 and bearing a label inscribed in Cyrillic Portret G na B / Eksan Kron / Smol. bul'v. B. Levshinskii per. / d. 12 on the reverse
oil on canvas
76 by 70cm, 30 by 27 1/2 in.
Executed circa 1915-16
1882 - 1959
PORTRAIT OF MR B.
signed in Latin t.r.; further numbered N132 and bearing a label inscribed in Cyrillic Portret G na B / Eksan Kron / Smol. bul'v. B. Levshinskii per. / d. 12 on the reverse
oil on canvas
76 by 70cm, 30 by 27 1/2 in.
Executed circa 1915-16
A top price for Xan Krohn
This artwork by Xan Krohn achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in November 2017. In the Russian Pictures auction, the work Portrait Of Mr B. sold for GBP 47,500.00 (€ 53,919.57) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 18,000.00. This high result makes Portrait Of Mr B. the most expensive artwork by Xan Krohn that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Xan Krohn
Dieses Kunstwerk von Xan Krohn erzielte im November 2017 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Russian Pictures wurde die Arbeit Portrait Of Mr B. für GBP 47.500,00 (€ 53.919,57) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 18.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Portrait Of Mr B. zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Xan Krohn, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.