Alexander Nikolaevich Benois
Set Design For Petrushka
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Russian Paintings, Lot 178
4. Jun - 4. Jun 2013
Russian Paintings, Lot 178
4. Jun - 4. Jun 2013
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Alexander Nikolaevich Benois
1870-1960
SET DESIGN FOR PETRUSHKA
signed in Latin l.l. and inscribed Petrouchka l.r.; further signed and titled in Latin on reverse
watercolour over ink and pencil on paper
29.5 by 40cm, 11 1/2 by 15 3/4 in.
The collection of Lady Diana Strathcona | Acquired from the above by John Carr Doughty in 1955 | A gift from John Carr Doughty to the present owner in the 1990s
1870-1960
SET DESIGN FOR PETRUSHKA
signed in Latin l.l. and inscribed Petrouchka l.r.; further signed and titled in Latin on reverse
watercolour over ink and pencil on paper
29.5 by 40cm, 11 1/2 by 15 3/4 in.
The collection of Lady Diana Strathcona | Acquired from the above by John Carr Doughty in 1955 | A gift from John Carr Doughty to the present owner in the 1990s
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work Set Design For Petrushka by Alexander Nikolaevich Benois was auctioned at Sothebys in London in June 2013, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 18,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 56,250.00 (€ 65,653.82). Admittedly, works by Alexander Nikolaevich Benois have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Promenade of Empress Elizabeth in April 2006 with an auction result of USD 441,600.00 (€ 349,809.89).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Set Design For Petrushka von Alexander Nikolaevich Benois im Juni 2013 bei Sothebys in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 18.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 56.250,00 (€ 65.653,82) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Alexander Nikolaevich Benois auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Promenade of Empress Elizabeth im April 2006 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 441.600,00 (€ 349.809,89).
Alexander Nikolaevich Benois - Auction history
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