Lot 80 · Czech Avant-Garde Art from the Roy and Mary Cullen Collection
portrait, possibly václav špála (1885-1946) (portrét, pravděpodobně václav špála)
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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,582–$2,373
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Czech Avant-Garde Art from the Roy and Mary Cullen Collection , London · 12 November 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4306248
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Bohumil Kubista, portrait, possibly václav špála (1885-1946) (portrét, pravděpodobně václav špála). Sotheby's, 12 Nov 2014, lot 80. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4306248.
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Bohumil Kubista, portrait, possibly václav špála (1885-1946) (portrét, pravděpodobně václav špála). Sotheby's, 12 Nov 2014, lot 80. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4306248.
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From the same sale Czech Avant-Garde Art from the Roy and Mary Cullen Collection · Nov 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study for Hamlet (Studie pro Hamleta) | Alphonse Mucha | £600–£800 | |
| Bird (Pták) | Toyen | £200–£300 | |
| Étude pour Accent noir (Femmes) | František Kupka | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Chaldean Head | Bohumil Kubista | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Female Nude (Akt) | Alfréd Justitz | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Figure (Postava) | Otto Gutfreund | £6,000–£8,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| František Kupka | Kupka Frantisek: (1871-1957) | $861 est. | International Autograph Auctions, Jun 2025 | |
| František Kupka | Satyr and Nymphe | Heritage Auctions, Sep 2025 | ||
| Pravoslav Kotik | 'Thirst', circa 1940 | Sworders, Mar 2026 | ||
| Bohumil Kubista | Chaldean Head | Sotheby's, Nov 2014 | ||
| František Kupka | L'entêtement ou l'idole noire | Heritage Auctions, Sep 2025 | ||
| František Kupka | Untitled (4), from Four Stories of White and Black | Heritage Auctions, Jan 2024 | ||
| František Kupka | Untitled (24), from Four Stories of White and Black | Heritage Auctions, Sep 2025 | ||
| Pravoslav Kotik | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Dec 2025 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.