Helene Schjerfbeck
Tanssiaiskengät; Balskorna (Dancing Shoes)
Estimate: 500.000 - 700.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.044.500 GBP
Price realised: 3.044.500 GBP
Description
Helene SchjerfbeckFinnish 1862-1946
TANSSIAISKENGÄT; BALSKORNA (DANCING SHOES)
signed H Schjerfbeck upper left
oil on canvas
55 by 64.5cm., 21¾ by 25½in.
Nikolai & Olga Kiseleff, Helsinki | Nadine Topelius, Helsinki (daughter of the above) | Georg Topelius, Helsinki (son of the above) | Acquired by the previous owner from the above
TANSSIAISKENGÄT; BALSKORNA (DANCING SHOES)
signed H Schjerfbeck upper left
oil on canvas
55 by 64.5cm., 21¾ by 25½in.
Nikolai & Olga Kiseleff, Helsinki | Nadine Topelius, Helsinki (daughter of the above) | Georg Topelius, Helsinki (son of the above) | Acquired by the previous owner from the above
A top price for Helene Schjerfbeck
The work Tanssiaiskengät; Balskorna (Dancing Shoes) by Helene Schjerfbeck was worth GBP 3,044,500.00 (€ 3,872,737.05) to a buyer in May 2008. This price was achieved in the auction The Scandinavian Sale at Sothebys in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 700,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Tanssiaiskengät; Balskorna (Dancing Shoes) the most expensive artwork by Helene Schjerfbeck that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Helene Schjerfbeck
Die Arbeit Tanssiaiskengät; Balskorna (Dancing Shoes) von Helene Schjerfbeck war einem Käufer im Mai 2008 GBP 3.044.500,00 (€ 3.872.737,05) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion The Scandinavian Sale bei Sothebys in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 700.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Tanssiaiskengät; Balskorna (Dancing Shoes) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Helene Schjerfbeck, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Helene Schjerfbeck - Auction history
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