Isaak Il\'ich Levitan - The Illumination of the Kremlin

Isaak Il'ich Levitan

The Illumination of the Kremlin

Found at Christies, London
Important Russian Pictures, Lot 316
28. Nov - 28. Nov 2007
Estimate: 300.000 - 400.000 GBP
Price realised: 1.588.500 GBP
Description
Isaak Il'ich Levitan (1860-1900)
The Illumination of the Kremlin
signed in Cyrillic and dated 'I Levitan 96' (lower right)
oil on panel
24½ x 33¾ in. (62.2 x 85.7 cm.)
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A top price for Isaak Levitan

When the work The Illumination of the Kremlin by Isaak Levitan was auctioned at Christies in London in November 2007, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 400,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 1,588,500.00 (€ 2,224,310.97). This high result makes The Illumination of the Kremlin the most expensive artwork by Isaak Levitan that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Isaak Levitan

Als die Arbeit The Illumination of the Kremlin von Isaak Levitan im November 2007 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 400.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 1.588.500,00 (€ 2.224.310,97) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The Illumination of the Kremlin zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Isaak Levitan, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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