Anselm Feuerbach
German Medea An Der Urne (Medea)
Found at
Sothebys,
London
19th Century European Paintings including Spanish Painting, The Orientalist Sale, and German, Austrian, Scandinavian and Symbolist Works, Lot 39
24. Nov - 24. Nov 2009
19th Century European Paintings including Spanish Painting, The Orientalist Sale, and German, Austrian, Scandinavian and Symbolist Works, Lot 39
24. Nov - 24. Nov 2009
Estimate: 15.000 - 25.000 GBP
Price realised: 457.250 GBP
Price realised: 457.250 GBP
Description
Anselm Feuerbach
1829-1880
GERMANMEDEA AN DER URNE (MEDEA)
signed with initials and dated AF. 73 lower left
oil on canvas
192 by 127.5cm., 75½ by 50¼in.
Grand Duke of Oldenburg (Gemäldegalerie Oldenburg) | Dr Richard Freund, Vienna | Wilhelm Freund, Vienna (inherited from the above in 1934; Wilhelm 'Willy' Freund, born in Pilsen, Bohemia on 2 May 1915, was the only son of the Viennese banker, Dr. Richard Freund (1878-1934) and his wife, Gina Rubel (1892-1935). Wilhelm Freund studied Law and had enrolled at Oxford University in 1937 before the German Anschluss of Austria in 1938. After his father
1829-1880
GERMANMEDEA AN DER URNE (MEDEA)
signed with initials and dated AF. 73 lower left
oil on canvas
192 by 127.5cm., 75½ by 50¼in.
Grand Duke of Oldenburg (Gemäldegalerie Oldenburg) | Dr Richard Freund, Vienna | Wilhelm Freund, Vienna (inherited from the above in 1934; Wilhelm 'Willy' Freund, born in Pilsen, Bohemia on 2 May 1915, was the only son of the Viennese banker, Dr. Richard Freund (1878-1934) and his wife, Gina Rubel (1892-1935). Wilhelm Freund studied Law and had enrolled at Oxford University in 1937 before the German Anschluss of Austria in 1938. After his father
A top price for Anselm Feuerbach
The work German Medea An Der Urne (Medea) by Anselm Feuerbach was worth GBP 457,250.00 (€ 500,401.18) to a buyer in November 2009. This price was achieved in the auction 19th Century European Paintings including Spanish Painting, The Orientalist Sale, and German, Austrian, Scandinavian and Symbolist Works at Sothebys in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 25,000.00 many times over. This high result makes German Medea An Der Urne (Medea) the most expensive artwork by Anselm Feuerbach that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Anselm Feuerbach
Die Arbeit German Medea An Der Urne (Medea) von Anselm Feuerbach war einem Käufer im November 2009 GBP 457.250,00 (€ 500.401,18) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion 19th Century European Paintings including Spanish Painting, The Orientalist Sale, and German, Austrian, Scandinavian and Symbolist Works bei Sothebys in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 25.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht German Medea An Der Urne (Medea) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Anselm Feuerbach, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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