MacDougall’s 30 May auction, which opened the 2020 Russian art week, proved to be a
great success raising over £2 m, with practically all the top lots sold. The classic works by
Korovin (£182,000), Gorbatov (£156,000), Sokolov-Skalya (£149,500), and Annenkov
(£100,200), were all sold. The sale rate was healthy at over 50% overall; for contemporary works the sale rate was nearly 70%. New record prices were achieved in this sector with
Koshlyakov’s Opera selling for over £93,000. William MacDougall commented “It was an
historic moment for the Russian market. Our decision to conduct the auction in the
traditional format, with an auctioneer and online, commission, and telephone bidding, was
vindicated by the vibrant bidding”.
Top Lots Included:
Lot 77 KOROVIN sold for 182,000 GBP
Lot 38 KOROVIN Sold for 175,500 GBP
Lot 37 GORBATOV Sold for 156,000 GBP
Lot 39 SOKOLOV-SKALYA Sold for 149,500 GBP
Lot 18 ANNENKOV Sold for 100,200 GBP GBP
Lot 224 KOSHLYAKOV Sold for 93,600 GBP
The Eiffel Tower by Night
Sold for 182,000 GBP
Grand Opera, Paris
Sold for £93,600 GBP
