Lot 358 · Russian Pictures Including Post-War and Contemporary Art Part II
Vessels in a swell at sunset
Ivan Aivazovsky · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £200,000–£250,000 hammer ≈ $305,937–$382,421
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Russian Pictures Including Post-War and Contemporary Art Part II, London · 26 November 2008
- Dimensions
- 17 5/8 x 21¾ in. (44.8 x 55.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5411057
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ivan Aivazovsky, Vessels in a swell at sunset. Christie's, 26 Nov 2008, lot 358. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5411057.
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Ivan Aivazovsky, Vessels in a swell at sunset. Christie's, 26 Nov 2008, lot 358. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5411057.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Black Gobi | Nikolai Roerich (1874-1947) | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| A street in Minusinsk; View in Tomsk; Tartar street Semipalatinsk; Ty… | George Albert Frost | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Sennaia Square, St Petersburg | Aleksandr Briullov (1798-1877) | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Vue du Kremlin et de ses environs a Moscou; and Vûe du Kremlin à Mosc… | After Guerard de la Barthe | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| An arched bough in a garden; and Benches overlooking the coast | Albert Benois (1852-1936) | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| A troika leaving the farmstead | Circle of Nikolai Samokish | £2,000–£3,000 |
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