Maria Helena Vieira Da Silva
L'Incendie I (The Fire I)
Found at
Christies,
London
Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction, Lot 44
06.Mrz - 06.Mrz.2018
Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction, Lot 44
06.Mrz - 06.Mrz.2018
Estimate: 1.100.000 - 1.500.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.048.750 GBP
Price realised: 2.048.750 GBP
Description
signed and dated 'Vieira da Silva 44' (lower right)
oil on canvas
31 7/8 x 39 3/8in. (81 x 100cm.)
Painted in 1944
Galerie Pierre, Paris. | Collection of Simone Collinet, Paris. | Galerie Furstenberg, Paris. | Collection of Jorge de Brito, Lisbon. | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2008.
oil on canvas
31 7/8 x 39 3/8in. (81 x 100cm.)
Painted in 1944
Galerie Pierre, Paris. | Collection of Simone Collinet, Paris. | Galerie Furstenberg, Paris. | Collection of Jorge de Brito, Lisbon. | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2008.
A top price for Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
The work L'Incendie I (The Fire I) by Maria Helena Vieira da Silva was sold in the Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction auction at Christies in London in March 2018. It achieved a price of GBP 2,048,750.00 (€ 2,332,614.96), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 37%. With this result, L'Incendie I (The Fire I) is even the most expensive work of art by Maria Helena Vieira da Silva that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
Die Arbeit L'Incendie I (The Fire I) von Maria Helena Vieira da Silva wurde im März 2018 in der Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 2.048.750,00 (€ 2.332.614,96) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 37%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist L'Incendie I (The Fire I) sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva - Auction history
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