Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, O.M., R.A.
British the Finding Of Moses
Estimate: 3.000.000 - 5.000.000 USD
Price realised: 35.922.500 USD
Price realised: 35.922.500 USD
Description
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, O.M., R.A.
1836-1912
BRITISHTHE FINDING OF MOSES
signed L Alma Tadema and inscribed OP. CCCLXXVII (lower left)
oil on canvas
53 3/4 by 84 in.
136.7 by 213.4 cm
Sir John Aird, Bt., MP, Hyde Park Terrace, London (acquired directly from the artist in 1904) | Sir John Renton Aird, Bt., London (by descent from the above and sold: Christie's, London, May 3, 1935, lot 34) | Stephen Gooden & Fox, London (acquired at the above sale) | Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bt., Gatton Park, Reigate, Surrey (acquired from the above and sold, his posthumous sale: Christie's, London, September 18, 1942, lot 55) | Nathan Mitchell, Lo
1836-1912
BRITISHTHE FINDING OF MOSES
signed L Alma Tadema and inscribed OP. CCCLXXVII (lower left)
oil on canvas
53 3/4 by 84 in.
136.7 by 213.4 cm
Sir John Aird, Bt., MP, Hyde Park Terrace, London (acquired directly from the artist in 1904) | Sir John Renton Aird, Bt., London (by descent from the above and sold: Christie's, London, May 3, 1935, lot 34) | Stephen Gooden & Fox, London (acquired at the above sale) | Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bt., Gatton Park, Reigate, Surrey (acquired from the above and sold, his posthumous sale: Christie's, London, September 18, 1942, lot 55) | Nathan Mitchell, Lo
A top price for Lawrence Alma-Tadema
The work British the Finding Of Moses by Lawrence Alma-Tadema was worth USD 35,922,500.00 (€ 27,556,382.33) to a buyer in November 2010. This price was achieved in the auction 19th Century European Art at Sothebys in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 5,000,000.00 many times over. This high result makes British the Finding Of Moses the most expensive artwork by Lawrence Alma-Tadema that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Die Arbeit British the Finding Of Moses von Lawrence Alma-Tadema war einem Käufer im November 2010 USD 35.922.500,00 (€ 27.556.382,33) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion 19th Century European Art bei Sothebys in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 5.000.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht British the Finding Of Moses zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Lawrence Alma-Tadema, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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