Vilhelm Hammershøi
Interior With Woman At Piano, Strandgade 30
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale, Lot 7
14. Nov - 14. Nov 2017
Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale, Lot 7
14. Nov - 14. Nov 2017
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Vilhelm Hammershøi
1864 - 1916
INTERIOR WITH WOMAN AT PIANO, STRANDGADE 30
Signed with the initials VH (lower left)
Oil on canvas
22 by 17 5/8 in.
55.9 by 44.8 cm
Painted in 1901.
Private Collection, acquired directly from the artist, 1901 | Private Collection, Denmark, acquired from the above by descent (sold: Sotheby's, London, June 20, 1989, lot 93, as Interior with a Girl at the Clavier) | Private Collection, New York (acquired at the above sale and sold, Sotheby's, New York, October 13, 1993, lot 184) | Acquired at the above sale
1864 - 1916
INTERIOR WITH WOMAN AT PIANO, STRANDGADE 30
Signed with the initials VH (lower left)
Oil on canvas
22 by 17 5/8 in.
55.9 by 44.8 cm
Painted in 1901.
Private Collection, acquired directly from the artist, 1901 | Private Collection, Denmark, acquired from the above by descent (sold: Sotheby's, London, June 20, 1989, lot 93, as Interior with a Girl at the Clavier) | Private Collection, New York (acquired at the above sale and sold, Sotheby's, New York, October 13, 1993, lot 184) | Acquired at the above sale
Upper estimate price exceeded by 77 %.
This artwork by Vilhelm Hammershøi achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in November 2017. In the Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale auction, the work Interior With Woman At Piano, Strandgade 30 sold for USD 6,211,700.00 (€ 5,220,793.41) - well above the upper estimate of USD 3,500,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Vilhelm Hammershøi; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Stue (Interior with an Oval Mirror) sold at auction in May last year with the realized price of USD 6,300,000.00 (€ 5,870,841.49).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 77 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Vilhelm Hammershøi erzielte im November 2017 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale wurde die Arbeit Interior With Woman At Piano, Strandgade 30 für USD 6.211.700,00 (€ 5.220.793,41) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 3.500.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Vilhelm Hammershøi; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Stue (Interior with an Oval Mirror) im Mai letzten Jahres mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 6.300.000,00 (€ 5.870.841,49).
Vilhelm Hammershøi - Auction history
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