Leonid Sokov
Glasnost
Found at
Sothebys,
New York (Online Auction)
Escape Artists 2.0: The Non-Conformists Online, Lot 54
4. Oct - 4. Oct 2019
Escape Artists 2.0: The Non-Conformists Online, Lot 54
4. Oct - 4. Oct 2019
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 USD
Price realised: 15.000 USD
Price realised: 15.000 USD
Description
LEONID SOKOV
1941-2018
GLASNOST
incised with a signature in Latin and dated 1990 l.r.
sheet metal and neon bulb on plywood
Overall: 32 by 47 by 4in., 81 by 119 by 10cm
Acquired directly from the artist
1941-2018
GLASNOST
incised with a signature in Latin and dated 1990 l.r.
sheet metal and neon bulb on plywood
Overall: 32 by 47 by 4in., 81 by 119 by 10cm
Acquired directly from the artist
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Glasnost by Leonid Sokov was sold in the Escape Artists 2.0: The Non-Conformists Online auction at Sothebys in New York in October 2019. The price achieved of USD 15,000.00 (€ 13,446.88) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 12,000.00 – 18,000.00. Admittedly, works by Leonid Sokov have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Lenin And Giacometti in June 2018 with an auction result of GBP 68,750.00 (€ 77,699.22).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Glasnost von Leonid Sokov wurde im Oktober 2019 in der Auktion Escape Artists 2.0: The Non-Conformists Online bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 15.000,00 (€ 13.446,88) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 12.000,00 – 18.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Leonid Sokov auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Lenin And Giacometti im Juni 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 68.750,00 (€ 77.699,22).
Leonid Sokov - Auction history
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