Wilhelm Kuhnert
German Grollende Löwen
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 USD
Price realised: 645.000 USD
Price realised: 645.000 USD
Description
Wilhelm Kuhnert
1865 - 1926
GERMANGROLLENDE LÖWEN
signed Wilh. Kunhert and dated 1912 (lower right)
oil on canvas
30 5/8 by 55 1/2 in.
78 by 141 cm
Possibly, Leopold Hess, Berlin | Sale: Sotheby's, London, March 25, 1987, lot 214, illustrated | Richard Green, London | Acquired in 1989
1865 - 1926
GERMANGROLLENDE LÖWEN
signed Wilh. Kunhert and dated 1912 (lower right)
oil on canvas
30 5/8 by 55 1/2 in.
78 by 141 cm
Possibly, Leopold Hess, Berlin | Sale: Sotheby's, London, March 25, 1987, lot 214, illustrated | Richard Green, London | Acquired in 1989
A top price for Wilhelm Kuhnert
This artwork by Wilhelm Kuhnert achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in February 2019. In the 19th Century European Art auction, the work German Grollende Löwen sold for USD 645,000.00 (€ 566,833.64) - well above the upper estimate of USD 300,000.00. This high result makes German Grollende Löwen the most expensive artwork by Wilhelm Kuhnert that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Wilhelm Kuhnert
Dieses Kunstwerk von Wilhelm Kuhnert erzielte im Februar 2019 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion 19th Century European Art wurde die Arbeit German Grollende Löwen für USD 645.000,00 (€ 566.833,64) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 300.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht German Grollende Löwen zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Wilhelm Kuhnert, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Wilhelm Kuhnert - Auction history
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