Leonid Sokov
Volley Of Aurora
Found at
Sothebys,
New York (Online Auction)
Escape Artists 2.0: The Non-Conformists Online, Lot 44
4. Oct - 4. Oct 2019
Escape Artists 2.0: The Non-Conformists Online, Lot 44
4. Oct - 4. Oct 2019
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 USD
Price realised: 32.500 USD
Price realised: 32.500 USD
Description
LEONID SOKOV
1941-2018
VOLLEY OF AURORA
each part signed in Latin and dated 1984.,2008. on the reverse
oil on wood
Aurora: 25¼ by 42½ by 3in., 64 by 108 by 7.5cm
Volley: 37¼ by 58 by 1½in., 95 by 147.5 by 4cm
Acquired directly from the artist
1941-2018
VOLLEY OF AURORA
each part signed in Latin and dated 1984.,2008. on the reverse
oil on wood
Aurora: 25¼ by 42½ by 3in., 64 by 108 by 7.5cm
Volley: 37¼ by 58 by 1½in., 95 by 147.5 by 4cm
Acquired directly from the artist
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Leonid Sokov achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in October 2019. In the Escape Artists 2.0: The Non-Conformists Online auction, the work Volley Of Aurora sold for USD 32,500.00 (€ 29,134.92) - well above the upper estimate of USD 15,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Leonid Sokov - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Lenin And Giacometti, which sold at auction in June 2018 for GBP 68,750.00 (€ 77,699.22).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Leonid Sokov erzielte im Oktober 2019 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Escape Artists 2.0: The Non-Conformists Online wurde die Arbeit Volley Of Aurora für USD 32.500,00 (€ 29.134,92) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 15.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Leonid Sokov mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Lenin And Giacometti beobachtet, die im Juni 2018 für GBP 68.750,00 (€ 77.699,22) versteigert wurde.
Leonid Sokov - Auction history
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