Vasily Vasilevich Vereshchagin
Shipka Pass
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Important Russian Art, Lot 8
28. May - 28. May 2012
Important Russian Art, Lot 8
28. May - 28. May 2012
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Vasily Vasilevich Vereshchagin
1842-1904
SHIPKA PASS
inscribed by the artist in Cyrillic on label on the reverse: The offered painting shows "Our Batteries at Shipka" and the batteries of Pr[ince] Meshchersky - painted by me/ The artist V Vereshchagin
oil on canvas
98.5 by 150cm, 38 3/4 by 59 in.
1842-1904
SHIPKA PASS
inscribed by the artist in Cyrillic on label on the reverse: The offered painting shows "Our Batteries at Shipka" and the batteries of Pr[ince] Meshchersky - painted by me/ The artist V Vereshchagin
oil on canvas
98.5 by 150cm, 38 3/4 by 59 in.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Shipka Pass by Vasily Vereshchagin was sold in the Important Russian Art auction at Sothebys in London in May 2012. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 400,000.00 – 600,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 421,250.00 (€ 524,858.97) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Admittedly, works by Vasily Vereshchagin have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Taj Mahal, Evening in June 2011 with an auction result of GBP 2,281,250.00 (€ 2,523,779.09).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Shipka Pass von Vasily Vereshchagin wurde im Mai 2012 in der Auktion Important Russian Art bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 400.000,00 – 600.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 421.250,00 (€ 524.858,97) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Vasily Vereshchagin auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Taj Mahal, Evening im Juni 2011 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 2.281.250,00 (€ 2.523.779,09).
Vasily Vereshchagin - Auction history
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