Jindřich Štyrský
Czech Roots (Kořeny)
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Czech Avant-Garde Art from the Roy and Mary Cullen Collection, Lot 19
12. Nov - 12. Nov 2014
Czech Avant-Garde Art from the Roy and Mary Cullen Collection, Lot 19
12. Nov - 12. Nov 2014
Estimate: 150.000 - 250.000 GBP
Price realised: 146.500 GBP
Price realised: 146.500 GBP
Description
Jindřich Štyrský
1899 - 1942
CZECHROOTS (KOŘENY)
signed and dated Štyrský 1934 lower right; signed on the reverse
oil on canvas
46 by 81.5cm., 18 by 32in.
André Breton (a gift from the artist in 1935, when Breton came to Prague; his estate sale: André Breton. 42, rue Fontaine, Calmels Cohen, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 14 April 2003, lot 4078) | Purchased at the above sale
1899 - 1942
CZECHROOTS (KOŘENY)
signed and dated Štyrský 1934 lower right; signed on the reverse
oil on canvas
46 by 81.5cm., 18 by 32in.
André Breton (a gift from the artist in 1935, when Breton came to Prague; his estate sale: André Breton. 42, rue Fontaine, Calmels Cohen, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 14 April 2003, lot 4078) | Purchased at the above sale
Auction result misses estimated price range
In November 2014 a collector was able to acquire the work Czech Roots (Kořeny) by Jindřich Štyrský for GBP 146,500.00 (€ 184,190.95). This price was achieved in the auction Czech Avant-Garde Art from the Roy and Mary Cullen Collection at Sothebys in London and was even below the estimate range of GBP 150,000.00 – 250,000.00 set by the auction house. Other works by Jindřich Štyrský have also sold for higher prices; the highest price we have seen at auction so far was achieved in March 2018 by the work Portrait De Femme (Ou Prostituée)- 1922 at EUR 269,400.00.
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Im November 2014 konnte ein Sammler die Arbeit Czech Roots (Kořeny) von Jindřich Štyrský für GBP 146.500,00 (€ 184.190,95) erwerben. Dieser Preis wurde in der Auktion Czech Avant-Garde Art from the Roy and Mary Cullen Collection bei Sothebys in London erzielt und lag noch unterhalb der von dem Auktionshaus angesetzten Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 150.000,00 – 250.000,00. Andere Arbeiten von Jindřich Štyrský wurden auch schon teurer gehandelt; den höchsten Preis, den wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachten konnten, erzielte im März 2018 die Arbeit Portrait De Femme (Ou Prostituée)- 1922 mit EUR 269.400,00.
Jindřich Štyrský - Auction history
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