Luigi Bechi
Playing with the kitten
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 GBP
Price realised: 91.750 GBP
Price realised: 91.750 GBP
Description
Luigi Bechi (Italian, 1830-1919)
Playing with the kitten
signed 'L Bechi' (lower left)
oil on canvas
391/8 x 513/8 in. (99.4 x 130.5 cm.)
Playing with the kitten
signed 'L Bechi' (lower left)
oil on canvas
391/8 x 513/8 in. (99.4 x 130.5 cm.)
A top price for Luigi Bechi
The work Playing with the kitten by Luigi Bechi was worth GBP 91,750.00 (€ 156,826.98) to a buyer in October 2000. This price was achieved in the auction 19C EUROPEAN ART at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 20,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Playing with the kitten the most expensive artwork by Luigi Bechi that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Luigi Bechi
Die Arbeit Playing with the kitten von Luigi Bechi war einem Käufer im Oktober 2000 GBP 91.750,00 (€ 156.826,98) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion 19C EUROPEAN ART bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 20.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Playing with the kitten zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Luigi Bechi, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Luigi Bechi - Auction history
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