Niko Pirosmani
Arsenal Hill at night
Estimate: 800.000 - 1.200.000 GBP
Price realised: 962.500 GBP
Price realised: 962.500 GBP
Description
oil on oilcloth
43 5/8 x 34 5/8 in. (110.8 x 87.9 cm.)
Painted in 1907-1908
Nicolas Bayadze, Tiflis, until circa 1920s. | Acquired from the above by Kirill Zdanevich (1894-1975). | Acquired from the above by the Soviet Government or the Union of Soviet Writers, probably on the advice of Lily Brik (1891-1978), Moscow. | A gift from the above to Louis Aragon (1897-1982) in 1957 on the occasion of his 60th birthday. | Private collection, Moscow. | Anonymous sale; Sotheby’s, New York, 17 April 2007, lot 366. | Private collection, Europe. | Anonymous sale; MacDougall’s,
43 5/8 x 34 5/8 in. (110.8 x 87.9 cm.)
Painted in 1907-1908
Nicolas Bayadze, Tiflis, until circa 1920s. | Acquired from the above by Kirill Zdanevich (1894-1975). | Acquired from the above by the Soviet Government or the Union of Soviet Writers, probably on the advice of Lily Brik (1891-1978), Moscow. | A gift from the above to Louis Aragon (1897-1982) in 1957 on the occasion of his 60th birthday. | Private collection, Moscow. | Anonymous sale; Sotheby’s, New York, 17 April 2007, lot 366. | Private collection, Europe. | Anonymous sale; MacDougall’s,
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Arsenal Hill at night by Niko Pirosmani was auctioned at Christies in London in June 2015. The price achieved of GBP 962,500.00 (€ 1,357,112.92) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 800,000.00 – 1,200,000.00. Other works by Niko Pirosmani have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in November 2018 the work Georgian Woman Wearing A Lechaki was auctioned for GBP 2,230,000.00 (€ 2,515,372.25).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Arsenal Hill at night von Niko Pirosmani kam im Juni 2015 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 962.500,00 (€ 1.357.112,92) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 800.000,00 – 1.200.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Niko Pirosmani konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im November 2018 die Arbeit Georgian Woman Wearing A Lechaki für GBP 2.230.000,00 (€ 2.515.372,25) versteigert.
Niko Pirosmani - Auction history
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