Albert Benois
A lighthouse from a beach; and A snow-covered tree
Found at
Christies,
London
Russian Pictures Including Post-War and Contemporary Art Part II, Lot 311
26. Nov - 26. Nov 2008
Russian Pictures Including Post-War and Contemporary Art Part II, Lot 311
26. Nov - 26. Nov 2008
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 6.875 GBP
Price realised: 6.875 GBP
Description
Albert Benois (1852-1936)
A lighthouse from a beach; and A snow-covered tree
the first signed in Cyrillic 'A. N. Benua' (lower left), inscribed in Russian '6 May 1930.' (lower right); the second signed 'Albert Benois.' (lower right), inscribed and dated '1934. Paris.' (lower left)
both pencil and watercolour on paper
7 1/8 x 10 in. (18.2 x 25.4 cm.); 8 5/8 x 5 7/8 in. (22 x 14.7 cm) (2)
A lighthouse from a beach; and A snow-covered tree
the first signed in Cyrillic 'A. N. Benua' (lower left), inscribed in Russian '6 May 1930.' (lower right); the second signed 'Albert Benois.' (lower right), inscribed and dated '1934. Paris.' (lower left)
both pencil and watercolour on paper
7 1/8 x 10 in. (18.2 x 25.4 cm.); 8 5/8 x 5 7/8 in. (22 x 14.7 cm) (2)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 38 %.
The work A lighthouse from a beach; and A snow-covered tree by Albert Nikolaevich Benois was auctioned at Christies in London in November 2008. It achieved a price of GBP 6,875.00 (€ 8,312.39), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 38%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Albert Nikolaevich Benois - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work View Of Venice From The Riva Degli Schiavoni, which sold at auction in November 2018 for GBP 22,500.00 (€ 25,379.32).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 38 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit A lighthouse from a beach; and A snow-covered tree von Albert Nikolaevich Benois kam im November 2008 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 6.875,00 (€ 8.312,39) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 38%. Für andere Arbeiten von Albert Nikolaevich Benois mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit View Of Venice From The Riva Degli Schiavoni beobachtet, die im November 2018 für GBP 22.500,00 (€ 25.379,32) versteigert wurde.
Albert Nikolaevich Benois - Auction history
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