Vilhelms Purvitis
Birch Trees By A River
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Impressionist & Modern Art, Including Russian Art, Lot 143
4. Oct - 4. Oct 2012
Impressionist & Modern Art, Including Russian Art, Lot 143
4. Oct - 4. Oct 2012
Estimate: 25.000 - 35.000 USD
Price realised: 27.500 USD
Price realised: 27.500 USD
Description
Vilhelms Purvitis
1872 – 1945
BIRCH TREES BY A RIVER
Signed Purvitis, inscribed and dated 1903 (lower left)
Oil on canvas
29 7/8 by 41 7/8 in.
75.9 by 106.4 cm.
Painted in 1903.
Acquired at an estate sale by the present owner
1872 – 1945
BIRCH TREES BY A RIVER
Signed Purvitis, inscribed and dated 1903 (lower left)
Oil on canvas
29 7/8 by 41 7/8 in.
75.9 by 106.4 cm.
Painted in 1903.
Acquired at an estate sale by the present owner
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Birch Trees By A River by Vilhelms Purvitis was sold in the Impressionist & Modern Art, Including Russian Art auction at Sothebys in New York in October 2012. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 25,000.00 – 35,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 27,500.00 (€ 21,222.41) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Other works by Vilhelms Purvitis have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in November 2012 the work Seenlandschaft was auctioned for EUR 21,930.00.
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Birch Trees By A River von Vilhelms Purvitis wurde im Oktober 2012 in der Auktion Impressionist & Modern Art, Including Russian Art bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 25.000,00 – 35.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 27.500,00 (€ 21.222,41) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Andere Arbeiten von Vilhelms Purvitis konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im November 2012 die Arbeit Seenlandschaft für EUR 21.930,00 versteigert.
Vilhelms Purvitis - Auction history
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