Vasily Vereshchagin
Entrance to the Tomb of the Kings
Found at
Christies,
London
Russian Art, Lot 7
28. Nov - 28. Nov 2016
Russian Art, Lot 7
28. Nov - 28. Nov 2016
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
oil on canvas
23 7/8 x 17 7/8 in. (61 x 45.5 cm.)
Collection of the artist. | The Vassili Verestchagin Collection; American Art Galleries, New York, 17 November 1891, lot 18. | Acquired at the above sale by Mr Martin for $900. | The Forbes Magazine Collection of Orientalist Paintings, Drawings, Watercolors and Sculpture; Christie’s, New York, 14 October 1993, lot 176. | with The Fine Art Society, London. | Acquired from the above by the present owner, circa 1994.
23 7/8 x 17 7/8 in. (61 x 45.5 cm.)
Collection of the artist. | The Vassili Verestchagin Collection; American Art Galleries, New York, 17 November 1891, lot 18. | Acquired at the above sale by Mr Martin for $900. | The Forbes Magazine Collection of Orientalist Paintings, Drawings, Watercolors and Sculpture; Christie’s, New York, 14 October 1993, lot 176. | with The Fine Art Society, London. | Acquired from the above by the present owner, circa 1994.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Entrance to the Tomb of the Kings by Vasily Vereshchagin was auctioned at Christies in London in November 2016. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 100,000.00 – 150,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 112,500.00 (€ 132,738.94) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Vasily Vereshchagin achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached 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 Entrance to the Tomb of the Kings von Vasily Vereshchagin kam im November 2016 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 100.000,00 – 150.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 112.500,00 (€ 132.738,94) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Vasily Vereshchagin erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte 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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