Konstantin Somov
Matin d'été
Found at
Christies,
London
Russian Art, Lot 1
05.Jun - 05.Jun.2017
Russian Art, Lot 1
05.Jun - 05.Jun.2017
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
signed, inscribed and dated 'C. Somov/1932./Paris' (on the card)
pencil, watercolour and gouache, on paper
7 x 9 in. (17.8 x 22.7 cm.), painted oval
Probably, David Kopelovich. | By descent to Alexander Kopilovitch (1915-1990), Jerusalem, Israel. | Property from the collection of the late Alexander Kopilovitch; Sotheby's, London, 14 December 1995, lot 273. | Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 10 May 2000, lot 63. | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
pencil, watercolour and gouache, on paper
7 x 9 in. (17.8 x 22.7 cm.), painted oval
Probably, David Kopelovich. | By descent to Alexander Kopilovitch (1915-1990), Jerusalem, Israel. | Property from the collection of the late Alexander Kopilovitch; Sotheby's, London, 14 December 1995, lot 273. | Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 10 May 2000, lot 63. | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work Matin d'été by Konstantin Somov was auctioned at Christies in London in June 2017, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 80,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 281,000.00 (€ 320,006.57). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Konstantin Somov - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The Boxer, which sold at auction in November 2011 for GBP 713,250.00 (€ 832,646.34).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Matin d'été von Konstantin Somov im Juni 2017 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 80.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 281.000,00 (€ 320.006,57) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Für andere Arbeiten von Konstantin Somov mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The Boxer beobachtet, die im November 2011 für GBP 713.250,00 (€ 832.646,34) versteigert wurde.
Konstantin Somov - Auction history
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