Vasili Vasilievich Vereshchagin
Pearl Mosque At Delhi, 1876-79
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Important Russian Art, Lot 12
1. Nov - 1. Nov 2011
Important Russian Art, Lot 12
1. Nov - 1. Nov 2011
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Vasili Vasilievich Vereshchagin
1842-1904
PEARL MOSQUE AT DELHI, 1876-79
oil on canvas
155 1/2 by 197 in., 395 by 500 cm
The artist | Sale: American Art Galleries, New York, Vassili Verestchagin Collection sale, November 17-18, 1891, lot 61 (titled The Private Mosque of the Great Moguls in the Palace of Delhi) | Mrs. Roland O. Lincoln, Boston (acquired directly from the above sale) | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (acquired directly from the above in 1892)
1842-1904
PEARL MOSQUE AT DELHI, 1876-79
oil on canvas
155 1/2 by 197 in., 395 by 500 cm
The artist | Sale: American Art Galleries, New York, Vassili Verestchagin Collection sale, November 17-18, 1891, lot 61 (titled The Private Mosque of the Great Moguls in the Palace of Delhi) | Mrs. Roland O. Lincoln, Boston (acquired directly from the above sale) | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (acquired directly from the above in 1892)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Pearl Mosque At Delhi, 1876-79 by Vasily Vereshchagin was sold in the Important Russian Art auction at Sothebys in New York in November 2011. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 3,000,000.00 – 5,000,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 3,106,500.00 (€ 2,309,150.38) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Other works by Vasily Vereshchagin have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in June 2011 the work The Taj Mahal, Evening was auctioned for GBP 2,281,250.00 (€ 2,523,779.09).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Pearl Mosque At Delhi, 1876-79 von Vasily Vereshchagin wurde im November 2011 in der Auktion Important Russian Art bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 3.000.000,00 – 5.000.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 3.106.500,00 (€ 2.309.150,38) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Andere Arbeiten von Vasily Vereshchagin konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Juni 2011 die Arbeit The Taj Mahal, Evening für GBP 2.281.250,00 (€ 2.523.779,09) versteigert.
Vasily Vereshchagin - Auction history
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