Karl Friedrich Lessing
A hermit reading in grotto overlooking a mountainous landscape
Found at
Christies,
Amsterdam
GERMAN PICTURES, FURNITURE AND WORKS OF ART, Lot 49
7. Mar - 7. Mar 2001
GERMAN PICTURES, FURNITURE AND WORKS OF ART, Lot 49
7. Mar - 7. Mar 2001
Estimate: 2.500 - 3.500 NLG
Price realised: 7.050 NLG
Price realised: 7.050 NLG
Description
Karl Friedrich Lessing (German, 1808-1880)
A hermit reading in grotto overlooking a mountainous landscape
signed with initials and dated upside down lower right C.F.L. 1837
oil on canvas
32 x 24 cm
A hermit reading in grotto overlooking a mountainous landscape
signed with initials and dated upside down lower right C.F.L. 1837
oil on canvas
32 x 24 cm
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Carl Friedrich Lessing achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Amsterdam in March 2001. In the GERMAN PICTURES, FURNITURE AND WORKS OF ART auction, the work A hermit reading in grotto overlooking a mountainous landscape sold for NLG 7,050.00 (€ 3,265.25) - well above the upper estimate of NLG 3,500.00. Admittedly, works by Carl Friedrich Lessing have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Two Travellers In Prayer At A Shrine In A Wooded River Landscape in December 2015 with an auction result of GBP 11,875.00 (€ 16,125.68).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Carl Friedrich Lessing erzielte im März 2001 bei Christies in Amsterdam einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion GERMAN PICTURES, FURNITURE AND WORKS OF ART wurde die Arbeit A hermit reading in grotto overlooking a mountainous landscape für NLG 7.050,00 (€ 3.265,25) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von NLG 3.500,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Carl Friedrich Lessing auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Two Travellers In Prayer At A Shrine In A Wooded River Landscape im Dezember 2015 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 11.875,00 (€ 16.125,68).