Woiciech Ritter Von Kossak
Polish Horseman
Found at
Sothebys,
London
European Paintings including German, Austrian & Central European Paintings and The Orientalist Sale, Lot 22
30. MAY - 30. MAY 2008
European Paintings including German, Austrian & Central European Paintings and The Orientalist Sale, Lot 22
30. MAY - 30. MAY 2008
Estimate: 8.000 - 12.000 GBP
Price realised: 22.100 GBP
Price realised: 22.100 GBP
Description
Woiciech (Adalbert) Ritter von Kossak
1856-1942
POLISHHORSEMAN
signed and dated Wojciech Kossak 1891 lower right
oil on board
52 by 41.8cm., 20½ by 16½in.
Acquired by the grandfather of the present owners in Paris in the 1930s; thence by descent
1856-1942
POLISHHORSEMAN
signed and dated Wojciech Kossak 1891 lower right
oil on board
52 by 41.8cm., 20½ by 16½in.
Acquired by the grandfather of the present owners in Paris in the 1930s; thence by descent
A top price for Wojciech Kossak
This artwork by Wojciech Kossak achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in May 2008. In the European Paintings including German, Austrian & Central European Paintings and The Orientalist Sale auction, the work Polish Horseman sold for GBP 22,100.00 (€ 28,112.17) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 12,000.00. This high result makes Polish Horseman the most expensive artwork by Wojciech Kossak that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Wojciech Kossak
Dieses Kunstwerk von Wojciech Kossak erzielte im Mai 2008 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion European Paintings including German, Austrian & Central European Paintings and The Orientalist Sale wurde die Arbeit Polish Horseman für GBP 22.100,00 (€ 28.112,17) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 12.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Polish Horseman zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Wojciech Kossak, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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