Viktor Efimovich Popkov
A Family In July, 1969
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 USD
Price realised: 842.500 USD
Price realised: 842.500 USD
Description
Viktor Efimovich Popkov
1932-1974
A FAMILY IN JULY, 1969
labeled for exhibition (on the backing)
oil on canvas
59 by 74 in., 150 by 188 cm
Matthew Cullerne Bown, London (acquired directly from the artist's widow circa 1990) | Raymond and Susan Johnson, Minneapolis, 1993 | The Museum of Russian Art, Minneapolis, 2002
1932-1974
A FAMILY IN JULY, 1969
labeled for exhibition (on the backing)
oil on canvas
59 by 74 in., 150 by 188 cm
Matthew Cullerne Bown, London (acquired directly from the artist's widow circa 1990) | Raymond and Susan Johnson, Minneapolis, 1993 | The Museum of Russian Art, Minneapolis, 2002
A top price for Viktor Popkov
This artwork by Viktor Popkov achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in November 2010. In the Important Russian Art auction, the work A Family In July, 1969 sold for USD 842,500.00 (€ 646,287.20) - well above the upper estimate of USD 300,000.00. This high result makes A Family In July, 1969 the most expensive artwork by Viktor Popkov that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Viktor Popkov
Dieses Kunstwerk von Viktor Popkov erzielte im November 2010 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Important Russian Art wurde die Arbeit A Family In July, 1969 für USD 842.500,00 (€ 646.287,20) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 300.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht A Family In July, 1969 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Viktor Popkov, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Viktor Popkov - Auction history
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