Alexej von Jawlensky
Schokko (Schokko Mit Tellerhut) Schokko (Schokko With Wide-Brimmed Hat)
Estimate: 6.500.000 - 8.500.000 GBP
Price realised: 9.428.500 GBP
Price realised: 9.428.500 GBP
Description
Alexej von Jawlensky
1864-1941
SCHOKKO (SCHOKKO MIT TELLERHUT) SCHOKKO (SCHOKKO WITH WIDE-BRIMMED HAT)
signed with the initials A.J. (upper left)
oil on board laid down on canvas
75 by 65.1cm., 29 1/2 by 25 5/8 in.
Painted circa 1910.
Estate of the artist | Private Collection, New York (acquired from the above in the late 1960s; sale: Sotheby's, New York, 5th November 2003, lot 20) | Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
1864-1941
SCHOKKO (SCHOKKO MIT TELLERHUT) SCHOKKO (SCHOKKO WITH WIDE-BRIMMED HAT)
signed with the initials A.J. (upper left)
oil on board laid down on canvas
75 by 65.1cm., 29 1/2 by 25 5/8 in.
Painted circa 1910.
Estate of the artist | Private Collection, New York (acquired from the above in the late 1960s; sale: Sotheby's, New York, 5th November 2003, lot 20) | Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
A top price for Alexej von Jawlensky
In February 2008 Sothebys in London held the auction Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale, which included the work Schokko (Schokko Mit Tellerhut) Schokko (Schokko With Wide-Brimmed Hat) by Alexej von Jawlensky. Here, the upper estimate of GBP 8,500,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for GBP 9,428,500.00 (€ 12,332,107.99). With this result, Schokko (Schokko Mit Tellerhut) Schokko (Schokko With Wide-Brimmed Hat) is even the most expensive work of art by Alexej von Jawlensky that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Alexej von Jawlensky
Im Februar 2008 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit Schokko (Schokko Mit Tellerhut) Schokko (Schokko With Wide-Brimmed Hat) von Alexej von Jawlensky zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von GBP 8.500.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für GBP 9.428.500,00 (€ 12.332.107,99) einen neuen Besitzer. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Schokko (Schokko Mit Tellerhut) Schokko (Schokko With Wide-Brimmed Hat) sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Alexej von Jawlensky, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Alexej von Jawlensky - Auction history
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