Itzchak Tarkay
Israeli · 1935–2012 · Painter
Itzchak Tarkay was an Israeli painter and graphic artist. He used trade dress to protect his style from being emulated via Romm Art Creations Ltd. v. Simcha International,… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
The Garden CafeClarke Auction Gallery · $6,500≈ £4,817≈ €5,607Sign up to see
Tea in the parkBonhams · $5,888≈ £4,609≈ €5,394Sign up to see
Woman and FlowersClarke Auction Gallery · $5,500≈ £4,700≈ €5,416Sign up to see
Itzchak Tarkay’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Coming up at auction
8 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house
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Price trend
1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
56 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 23 | 18 | 78% | $3.2kSign up | $3.1kSign up | $6.5kSign up |
| Oil | 7 | 5 | 71% | $3.4kSign up | $3.3kSign up | $5.9kSign up |
| Acrylic | 14 | 12 | 86% | $3.4kSign up | $3.2kSign up | $6.5kSign up |
| Mixed media | 2 | 1 | 50% | $378Sign up | $378Sign up | $378Sign up |
| Works on paper | 20 | 19 | 95% | $872Sign up | $700Sign up | $5.4kSign up |
| Watercolor | 16 | 15 | 94% | $711Sign up | $738Sign up | $1.5kSign up |
| Drawing | 2 | 2 | 100% | $185Sign up | $185Sign up | $300Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 52 | 47 | 90% | $220Sign up | $185Sign up | $653Sign up |
| Lithograph | 5 | 5 | 100% | $158Sign up | $100Sign up | $400Sign up |
| Screenprint | 44 | 40 | 91% | $234Sign up | $195Sign up | $653Sign up |
| Print (other) | 3 | 2 | 67% | $88Sign up | $88Sign up | $125Sign up |
| Other | 6 | 6 | 100% | $2.7kSign up | $3.2kSign up | $4.4kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.