Alexandra Exter
A costume design for Romeo and Juliet: Juliet
Found at
Christies,
London
Russian Pictures Part I, Lot 255
26. Nov - 26. Nov 2008
Russian Pictures Part I, Lot 255
26. Nov - 26. Nov 2008
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Alexandra Exter (1882-1949)
A costume design for Romeo and Juliet: Juliet
signed with Cyrillic initials 'A. E.' (lower left)
pencil, gouache and oil, heightened with gold, on board
18 7/8 x 13½ in. (47.9 x 34.3 cm.)
Painted in 1920-1921
A costume design for Romeo and Juliet: Juliet
signed with Cyrillic initials 'A. E.' (lower left)
pencil, gouache and oil, heightened with gold, on board
18 7/8 x 13½ in. (47.9 x 34.3 cm.)
Painted in 1920-1921
Upper estimate price exceeded by 33 %.
The work A costume design for Romeo and Juliet: Juliet by Alexandra Exter was sold in the Russian Pictures Part I auction at Christies in London in November 2008. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 265,250.00 (€ 320,707.18), 33% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Alexandra Exter - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Composition Puriste, which sold at auction in June 2014 for GBP 1,022,500.00 (€ 1,277,564.83).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 33 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit A costume design for Romeo and Juliet: Juliet von Alexandra Exter wurde im November 2008 in der Auktion Russian Pictures Part I bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 265.250,00 (€ 320.707,18) und damit 33% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von Alexandra Exter mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Composition Puriste beobachtet, die im Juni 2014 für GBP 1.022.500,00 (€ 1.277.564,83) versteigert wurde.
Alexandra Exter - Auction history
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