Ernst Karl Eugen Koerner
The excavation of the Sphinx
Estimate: 60.000 - 80.000 GBP
Price realised: 87.500 GBP
Price realised: 87.500 GBP
Description
signed and dated 'Ernst Koerner/1887' (lower right)
oil on canvas
39¾ x 59½ in. (101 x 151.1 cm.)
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 18 March 1994, lot 143. | Acquired at the above by the present owner.
oil on canvas
39¾ x 59½ in. (101 x 151.1 cm.)
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 18 March 1994, lot 143. | Acquired at the above by the present owner.
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work The excavation of the Sphinx by Ernst Karl Eugen Koerner was auctioned at Christies in London in July 2017. Here, the upper estimate of GBP 80,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for GBP 87,500.00 (€ 97,636.56). Other works by Ernst Karl Eugen Koerner have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of USD 149,000.00 (€ 134,939.32) in October 2015 for the work View Across the Golden Horn, Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque beyond, Constantinople.
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit The excavation of the Sphinx von Ernst Karl Eugen Koerner kam im Juli 2017 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von GBP 80.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für GBP 87.500,00 (€ 97.636,56) einen neuen Besitzer. Andere Arbeiten von Ernst Karl Eugen Koerner haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von USD 149.000,00 (€ 134.939,32) im Oktober 2015 für die Arbeit View Across the Golden Horn, Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque beyond, Constantinople beobachtet.
Ernst Karl Eugen Koerner - Auction history
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