Toyen
Czech A Collection Of Nine Works Of Erotica Illustrated By Toyen, Comprising:
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Czech Avant-Garde Art from the Roy and Mary Cullen Collection, Lot 35
12. Nov - 12. Nov 2014
Czech Avant-Garde Art from the Roy and Mary Cullen Collection, Lot 35
12. Nov - 12. Nov 2014
Estimate: 800 - 1.000 GBP
Price realised: 625 GBP
Price realised: 625 GBP
Description
Toyen (Marie Čermínová)
1902 - 1980
CZECHA COLLECTION OF NINE WORKS OF EROTICA ILLUSTRATED BY TOYEN, COMPRISING:
MARQUIS DE SADE. Justina čili prokletí ctnosti. Prague: Edice 69, 1932, 8vo, illustrations by Toyen, later boards, in box
MARGUERITE OF NAVARRE. Heptameron. Prague: Drustevní práce, 1932, 8vo, illustrations by Toyen, numbered 16 and signed by Toyen beneath limitation, later red morocco-backed boards, original green upper wrapper bound at end
SVATA KADLEC. Černá hodinka. Brno: Edice Novoluní, 1932, 8vo, copy number 28 of a limited edition of 100 copies, signed by the author beneath limitation, illustrations by Toyen, loose as issued in original black wrapper with printed label on upper cover
AUBREY BEARSLEY. Venuše a Tannhaüser. Prague: Arnošt Vaněček, 1930, 8vo, copy number 140 of a limited edition of 200 copies, original wrappers, illustrations by Toyen
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE. Deník. Prague: Edice Lis knihomilův, 1932, 8vo, copy number 19 of a limited edition of 50 copies, one of 30 with a printed number and for sale (the other 20 for private distribution), SIGNED BY OTOKAR FISCHER (who translated Goethe) on flyleaf, coloured illustration by Toyen, original vellum-backed boards
1902 - 1980
CZECHA COLLECTION OF NINE WORKS OF EROTICA ILLUSTRATED BY TOYEN, COMPRISING:
MARQUIS DE SADE. Justina čili prokletí ctnosti. Prague: Edice 69, 1932, 8vo, illustrations by Toyen, later boards, in box
MARGUERITE OF NAVARRE. Heptameron. Prague: Drustevní práce, 1932, 8vo, illustrations by Toyen, numbered 16 and signed by Toyen beneath limitation, later red morocco-backed boards, original green upper wrapper bound at end
SVATA KADLEC. Černá hodinka. Brno: Edice Novoluní, 1932, 8vo, copy number 28 of a limited edition of 100 copies, signed by the author beneath limitation, illustrations by Toyen, loose as issued in original black wrapper with printed label on upper cover
AUBREY BEARSLEY. Venuše a Tannhaüser. Prague: Arnošt Vaněček, 1930, 8vo, copy number 140 of a limited edition of 200 copies, original wrappers, illustrations by Toyen
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE. Deník. Prague: Edice Lis knihomilův, 1932, 8vo, copy number 19 of a limited edition of 50 copies, one of 30 with a printed number and for sale (the other 20 for private distribution), SIGNED BY OTOKAR FISCHER (who translated Goethe) on flyleaf, coloured illustration by Toyen, original vellum-backed boards
Auction result misses estimated price range
This work of art by Toyen could be acquired at Sothebys in London in November 2014 for an unexpectedly low price. In the Czech Avant-Garde Art from the Roy and Mary Cullen Collection auction, the work Czech A Collection Of Nine Works Of Erotica Illustrated By Toyen, Comprising: changed hands for GBP 625.00 (€ 785.80) - missing the lower end of the estimate range of GBP 800.00 – 1,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Toyen achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Tu t'évapores dans un buisson de cris in October this year with an auction result of EUR 2,823,000.00.
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Dieses Kunstwerk von Toyen konnte im November 2014 bei Sothebys in London für einen unerwartet niedrigen Preis ersteigert werden. In der Auktion Czech Avant-Garde Art from the Roy and Mary Cullen Collection wechselte die Arbeit Czech A Collection Of Nine Works Of Erotica Illustrated By Toyen, Comprising: für GBP 625,00 (€ 785,80) den Besitzer – und verfehlte damit das untere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 800,00 – 1.000,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Toyen erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Tu t'évapores dans un buisson de cris im Oktober diesen Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 2.823.000,00.