Lot 32 · Important Russian Art
Kitchen of the Monks in the Grotto
Vasily Vereshchagin · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $10,698–$16,047
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Important Russian Art, London · 27 November 2017
- Dimensions
- 9 ¾ x 7 ¼ in. (25 x 18.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3869904
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Vasily Vereshchagin, Kitchen of the Monks in the Grotto. Christie's, 27 Nov 2017, lot 32. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3869904.
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Vasily Vereshchagin, Kitchen of the Monks in the Grotto. Christie's, 27 Nov 2017, lot 32. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3869904.
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