Vittorio Sella
Shkhara ridge, Georgia, c. 1890
Found at
Christies,
New York
The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration, Lot 149
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2012
The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration, Lot 149
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2012
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 USD
Price realised: 5.000 USD
Price realised: 5.000 USD
Description
VITTORIO SELLA (1859-1943)
Shkhara ridge, Georgia, c. 1890
gelatin silver print
numbered '565' (in the negative); credit blindstamp (on the recto); annotations in pencil (in the margin); credit in ink, annotations, caption in pencil, various stamps and collection labels affixed (on the verso)
image: 11 1/8 x 15in. (28.3 x 38.1cm.)
sheet: 11¾ x 15¾in. (28.8 x 39.9cm.)
Shkhara ridge, Georgia, c. 1890
gelatin silver print
numbered '565' (in the negative); credit blindstamp (on the recto); annotations in pencil (in the margin); credit in ink, annotations, caption in pencil, various stamps and collection labels affixed (on the verso)
image: 11 1/8 x 15in. (28.3 x 38.1cm.)
sheet: 11¾ x 15¾in. (28.8 x 39.9cm.)
A top price for Vittorio Sella - as previously expected
In December 2012 Christies in New York held the auction The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration, which included the work Shkhara ridge, Georgia, c. 1890 by Vittorio Sella. The result of USD 5,000.00 (€ 3,791.90) was exactly at the lower end of the estimate range of USD 5,000.00 – 7,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Shkhara ridge, Georgia, c. 1890 is the most expensive artwork by Vittorio Sella that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Im Dezember 2012 führte Christies in New York die Auktion The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration durch, in der auch die Arbeit Shkhara ridge, Georgia, c. 1890 von Vittorio Sella zur Versteigerung kam. Das dabei erzielte Ergebnis von USD 5.000,00 (€ 3.791,90) entsprach exakt dem unteren Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 5.000,00 – 7.000,00. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Shkhara ridge, Georgia, c. 1890 das teuerste Kunstwerk von Vittorio Sella, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Vittorio Sella - Auction history
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