22. touko 2025
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
338
Charlotte Perriand
A "Forme Libre" table, executed by André Chetaille for Galerie Steph Simon, France, ca 1956.
Vasarahinta
1 150 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
1 000 000 - 1 500 000 SEK
580
Lotte Laserstein
"Porträtt av en Gentleman i morgonrock (Jascha Golowanjuk)".
Vasarahinta
1 300 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
600 000 - 800 000 SEK
204
Anna Petrus
A pewter top tray table on a base by Uno Åhrén, executed in her studio, Stockholm, ca 1922-25.
Vasarahinta
520 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
300 000 - 400 000 SEK
402
Märta Måås-Fjetterström
A carpet, 'Storkorset' ('Åhléns matta'), knotted pile, c. 380 x 323 cm, signed MMF.
Vasarahinta
300 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
300 000 - 400 000 SEK
181
Carl-Axel Acking
A brass floor lamp model "2645", Bröderna Malmströms Metallvarufabrik, Malmö, 1940s-50s.
Vasarahinta
240 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
250 000 - 300 000 SEK
159
Birger Kaipiainen
A large ceramic dish, Arabia, Finland.
Vasarahinta
185 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
100 000 - 150 000 SEK
37
Paolo Venini
A "Mezzaluna Murrine" glass vase, model no. 3670, Venini, Murano, Italy, 1950s.
Vasarahinta
280 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
100 000 - 150 000 SEK
250
Axel Einar Hjorth
A pair of stained pine "Väddö" easy chairs, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1930s-40s.
Vasarahinta
660 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
100 000 - 150 000 SEK
349
Finn Juhl
A set of six chairs and a pair of armchairs, model "Bo-63" and "Bo-72", Bovirke, Denmark, 1940s-50s.
Vasarahinta
480 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
100 000 - 125 000 SEK
441
Georg Jensen
An 830/1000 silver centerpiece with grapes, Copenhagen 1925-32, design nr 296A from 1919.
Vasarahinta
140 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
100 000 - 150 000 SEK
48
Wilhelm Kåge
A rare "Puzzle" cactus planter model 975/9, Gustavsberg, 1930s.
Vasarahinta
60 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
12 000 - 15 000 SEK
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Lena Rydén
Johtava taideasiantuntija, moderni- ja 1800-luvun taide
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Amanda Wahrgren
Asiantuntija, moderni taite ja grafiikka
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Marcus Kinge
Asiantuntija Taide, Johtava Asiantuntija Grafiikka
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Camilla Behrer
Johtaja, Design and Moderni taidekäsityö
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Karl Green
Specialist Modern an Contemporary Decorative Art & Design
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Lisa Gartz
Johtava Asiantuntija Hopea ja Veistokset
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