Joseph Anton Koch
German Heroische Landschaft Mit Regenbogen (Heroic Landscape With Rainbow)
Found at
Sothebys,
London
European Paintings including German, Austrian & Central European Paintings and The Orientalist Sale, Lot 10
30. MAY - 30. MAY 2008
European Paintings including German, Austrian & Central European Paintings and The Orientalist Sale, Lot 10
30. MAY - 30. MAY 2008
Estimate: 1.000.000 - 1.500.000 GBP
Price realised: 1.812.500 GBP
Price realised: 1.812.500 GBP
Description
Joseph Anton Koch
1768-1839
GERMANHEROISCHE LANDSCHAFT MIT REGENBOGEN (HEROIC LANDSCAPE WITH RAINBOW)
signed and dated J. Koch 1824 lower left
oil on canvas
108.5 by 96cm., 42¾ by 37¾in.
Gustav Parthey (1798-1872; commissioned from the artist); thence by descent in his family | Sale: Christie's, London, 21 June 1991, lot 52 | Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
1768-1839
GERMANHEROISCHE LANDSCHAFT MIT REGENBOGEN (HEROIC LANDSCAPE WITH RAINBOW)
signed and dated J. Koch 1824 lower left
oil on canvas
108.5 by 96cm., 42¾ by 37¾in.
Gustav Parthey (1798-1872; commissioned from the artist); thence by descent in his family | Sale: Christie's, London, 21 June 1991, lot 52 | Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
A top price for Joseph Anton Koch
In May 2008 Sothebys in London held the auction European Paintings including German, Austrian & Central European Paintings and The Orientalist Sale, which included the work German Heroische Landschaft Mit Regenbogen (Heroic Landscape With Rainbow) by Joseph Anton Koch. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 1,812,500.00 (€ 2,305,579.21), 21% above the upper estimate. With this result, German Heroische Landschaft Mit Regenbogen (Heroic Landscape With Rainbow) is even the most expensive work of art by Joseph Anton Koch that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Joseph Anton Koch
Im Mai 2008 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion European Paintings including German, Austrian & Central European Paintings and The Orientalist Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit German Heroische Landschaft Mit Regenbogen (Heroic Landscape With Rainbow) von Joseph Anton Koch zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 1.812.500,00 (€ 2.305.579,21) und damit 21% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist German Heroische Landschaft Mit Regenbogen (Heroic Landscape With Rainbow) sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Joseph Anton Koch, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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