Aleksandr Nikolaevich Benois
Promenade of Empress Elizabeth
Found at
Christies,
New York
Property fromthe Collection of Ambassador Charles R. Crane, Lot 28
24. Apr - 24. Apr 2006
Property fromthe Collection of Ambassador Charles R. Crane, Lot 28
24. Apr - 24. Apr 2006
Estimate: 80.000 - 140.000 USD
Price realised: 441.600 USD
Price realised: 441.600 USD
Description
Aleksandr Nikolaevich Benois (Russian, 1870-1960)
Promenade of Empress Elizabeth
signed and dated "Alexandre Benois. 1906" (lower left)
pencil, gouache and watercolor on paper laid down on cardboard
15½ x 24½ in. (39.3 x 62.2 cm.)
Painted in 1906
Promenade of Empress Elizabeth
signed and dated "Alexandre Benois. 1906" (lower left)
pencil, gouache and watercolor on paper laid down on cardboard
15½ x 24½ in. (39.3 x 62.2 cm.)
Painted in 1906
A top price for Alexander Nikolaevich Benois
When the work Promenade of Empress Elizabeth by Alexander Nikolaevich Benois was auctioned at Christies in New York in April 2006, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 140,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at USD 441,600.00 (€ 349,809.89). This high result makes Promenade of Empress Elizabeth the most expensive artwork by Alexander Nikolaevich Benois that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Alexander Nikolaevich Benois
Als die Arbeit Promenade of Empress Elizabeth von Alexander Nikolaevich Benois im April 2006 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 140.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 441.600,00 (€ 349.809,89) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Promenade of Empress Elizabeth zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Alexander Nikolaevich Benois, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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