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- Konstantin Somov
- The Grand Staircase, Gardens of Versailles
Konstantin Somov
The Grand Staircase, Gardens of Versailles
Found at
Christies,
London
Russian Art, Lot 2
05.Jun - 05.Jun.2017
Russian Art, Lot 2
05.Jun - 05.Jun.2017
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
signed in Cyrillic, inscribed in Russian and dated 'K. Somov/October 97. Paris.' (lower left)
pencil, watercolour, gouache and pastel on card
8 7/8 x 18 ½ in. (22.5 x 47.1 cm.)
Executed in 1897
Probably, Huge Walpole (1884-1941), England. | Anonymous sale; Bonhams, London, 18 November 1998, lot 7. | Acquired by the present owner in Paris in 1999.
pencil, watercolour, gouache and pastel on card
8 7/8 x 18 ½ in. (22.5 x 47.1 cm.)
Executed in 1897
Probably, Huge Walpole (1884-1941), England. | Anonymous sale; Bonhams, London, 18 November 1998, lot 7. | Acquired by the present owner in Paris in 1999.
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work The Grand Staircase, Gardens of Versailles by Konstantin Somov was auctioned at Christies in London in June 2017, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 20,000.00 – 30,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 18,750.00 (€ 21,352.75). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Konstantin Somov achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Boxer in November 2011 with an auction result of GBP 713,250.00 (€ 832,646.34).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit The Grand Staircase, Gardens of Versailles von Konstantin Somov im Juni 2017 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 20.000,00 – 30.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 18.750,00 (€ 21.352,75) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Konstantin Somov erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Boxer im November 2011 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 713.250,00 (€ 832.646,34).