Sotheby’s suction of The Hascoe Family Collection of Important Czech Art on June 13 brought a Grand Total of 11,103,903 GBP (18,032,738 USD)
(303,326,131 CZK), beating the pre?sale estimates.
Commenting on the sale results, Tessa Kostrzewa, Deputy Director of European Paintings at Sotheby’s London, and Filip Marco, Head of Sotheby’s Prague Office, said: “Today’s sale brought a landmark auction of Czech art to an international audience and succeeded brilliantly. Norman and Suzanne Hascoe assembled one of the most important private collections of Czech modernist art in existence and the market has responded with extraordinary enthusiasm. Today’s sale will be remembered for many years to come, with records set for many of the most important Czech artists of the 20th century.”
Sale Highlights:
František Foltýn’s powerful Imperialism, sold for £433,250 ($703,598 / 11,835,122 CZK), a record for the artist at auction
Still Life with Fruit by Bohumil Kubista made £397,250 ($645,134 / 10,851,707 CZK), a record for this artist at auction
New Artist Records:
Lot 11
Otto Gutfreund
Cubist Head
bronze
Estimate: £8,000?12,000
Sold for £34,850 ($56,596) (952,000 CZK)
Lot 16
Bohumil Kubišta
Still Life with Fruit
oil on canvas
Estimate: £300,000?500,000
Sold for £397,250 ($645,134) (10,851,707 CZK)
Lot 18
Jan Bauch
The Garden
oil on canvas
Estimate: £20,000?30,000
Sold for £75,650 ($122,856) (2,066,537 CZK)
Lot 20
František Foltýn
Imperialism (Imperialismus)
oil on canvas
Estimate: £120,000?180,000
Sold for £433,250 ($703,598) (11,835,122 CZK)
Lot 22
Karel ?erný
In the Bar
oil on canvas
Estimate: £40,000?60,000
Sold for £163,250 ($265,118) (4,459,512 CZK)
Lot 23
Josef ?apek
Sailor and Phantomas: A Double?Sided Work
oil on canvas
Estimate: £500,000?700,000
Sold for £565,250 ($917,966) (15,440,976 CZK)
Lot 39
František Kupka
Movement
oil on canvas
Estimate: £500,000?700,000
Sold for £1,497,250 ($2,431,534) (40,900,488 CZK)
Lot 45
Otakar Švec
Sunbeam – Motorcyclist
bronze
Estimate: £15,000?20,000
Sold for £139,250 ($226,142) (3,803,902 CSZ)
Lot 50
František Hude?ek
Park at Night
oil on canvas
Estimate: £12,000?18,000
Sold for £63,650 ($103,368) (1,738,732 CZK)
Lot 56
Jan Štursa
Messalina
bronze
Estimate: £12,000?18,000
Sold for £27,500 ($44,660) (751,220 CSZ)
Lot 65
Bohumír Matal
The Lovers
oil on canvas
Estimate: £12,000?18,000
Sold for £103,250 ($167,678) (2,820,488 CZK)
Lot 69
Vincenc Makovský
Dream of a Girl
bronze
Estimate: £15,000?20,000
Sold for £46,850 ($76,084) (1,279,805 CZK)
Lot 149
Alois Kalvoda
Lovers in the Grass
oil on canvas
Estimate: £3,000?4,000
Sold for £37,350 ($60,494) (1,017,561 CZK)
Benchmarks set for artists new to auction:
Lot 118
Hana Wichterlová
Composition
bronze
Estimate: £3,000?5,000
Sold for £18,750 ($30,450) (512,195 CZK)
All prices include buyer?s premium.
