Vasilii Smirnov

Salome receiving the head of John the Baptist

Found at Christies, London
Important Russian Art, Lot 56
25.Nov - 25.Nov.2019
Estimate: 25.000 - 35.000 GBP
Price realised: 137.500 GBP
signed in Cyrillic and dated 'V. Smirnov 86' (upper right)
oil on canvas
55 1/8 x 37 3/8 in. (140 x 94.9 cm.)
Painted in 1886
Simon Bonython. | Purchased directly from the above by the present owner.

A top price for Vasilii Smirnov

When the work Salome receiving the head of John the Baptist by Vasilii Smirnov was auctioned at Christies in London in November 2019, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 35,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 137,500.00 (€ 161,458.62). This high result makes Salome receiving the head of John the Baptist the most expensive artwork by Vasilii Smirnov that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Vasilii Smirnov

Als die Arbeit Salome receiving the head of John the Baptist von Vasilii Smirnov im November 2019 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 35.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 137.500,00 (€ 161.458,62) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Salome receiving the head of John the Baptist zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Vasilii Smirnov, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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