International Masters at Bukowskis
Highlights from Modern Art & Design
International masters and iconic design were in the spotlight when Bukowskis hammered modern art and design at its latest live auction. Highlights from the auction included a painting by Fernando Botero, and a table by Charlotte Perriand.
International masters
The Art Department presented an impressive lineup of international works this season, featuring renowned names such as Botero, Vasarely, Matisse, Chagall, and others. One of the auction’s top lots was El cuarto de baño, a 1983 painting by Colombian “post-abstract realist” Fernando Botero, portraying a voluminous woman in front of a bathtub. Previously exhibited at Moderna Museet in Stockholm, the painting was sold for an impressive final price of 8 125 000 SEK.
Several lots within the Art Department achieved final prices above one million SEK, including works by Victor Vasarely, Henry Moore, and Lotte Laserstein. Scandinavian artists such as Olle Olsson-Hagalund, Erik Olsson, Isaac Grünewald, Elsa Thoresen, and Tove Jansson also exceeded expectations, with final prices well above their estimates.
Iconic Design
One of the major highlights from the Design Department was a table by the French designer Charlotte Perriand, created around 1956 by André Chetaille for Galerie Steph Simon in Paris. The iconic piece sold for a final price of 1 437 500 SEK, marking the highest auction result ever achieved in Sweden for an international design object.
Other top results included a pewter top tray table by Anna Petrus, a pair of “Väddö” easy chairs by Axel Einar Hjorth, a set of chairs by Finn Juhl, glass by Paolo Venini, porcelain by Wilhelm Kåge, lamps by Carl-Axel Acking and carpets by Märta Måås-Fjetterström.
Selected highlights
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6 500 000 SEK
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6 000 000 - 8 000 000 SEK
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1 150 000 SEK
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1 000 000 - 1 500 000 SEK
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1 300 000 SEK
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600 000 - 800 000 SEK
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300 000 SEK
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300 000 - 400 000 SEK
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520 000 SEK
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300 000 - 400 000 SEK
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240 000 SEK
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250 000 - 300 000 SEK
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480 000 SEK
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100 000 - 125 000 SEK
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140 000 SEK
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100 000 - 150 000 SEK
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185 000 SEK
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100 000 - 150 000 SEK
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280 000 SEK
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100 000 - 150 000 SEK
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660 000 SEK
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100 000 - 150 000 SEK
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60 000 SEK
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12 000 - 15 000 SEK
Bukowskis is welcoming consignments for our upcoming auctions Welcome to contact us today
Stockholm
Lena Rydén
Head of Art, Specialist Modern and 19th century Art
+46 (0)707 78 35 71
Stockholm
Andreas Rydén
Head Specialist, Art, Deputy Managing Director
+46 (0)728 58 71 39
Stockholm
Camilla Behrer
Head of Design/ Specialist Modern & Contemporary Decorative Art & Design
+46 (0)708 92 19 77
Stockholm
Karl Green
Specialist Modern and Contemporary Decorative Art & Design
+46 (0)700 07 94 25
Stockholm
Jonatan Jahn
Head Specialist Contemporary and Modern Design
+46 (0)703 92 88 60
Stockholm
Christopher Stålhandske
Head Specialist Carpets, textiles and Islamic works of art
+46 (0)708 19 12 58
