
Dom aukcyjny zapewnia, że właścicielem tego falsyfikatu jest ‘Gentlemen’. Ten gentlemen nabył go wiele lat temu i teraz któryś już raz próbuje się go pozbyć. Rok temu ten obrazek był wyceniany na 12,000 – 18,000 GBP (https://polishartcorner.com/2022/03/11/henryk-siemiradzki-1843-1902-bs/) a obecnie w innym domu aukcyjnym cena otwarcia spadła do 6,000 GBP.
Lot 151. Henryk Ippolitovich Siemiradzki (1843 – 1902). Hard Choice (1874). Watercolour on paper. Signed and dated, lower right ‘Roma 1874 H. Siemiradzki’. Property of a Gentleman. Provenance: Anonymous sale, Bolland & Marotz Bremen, March 21 1998, lot 835;Private collection, Europe.This is a watercolour version of one of the first masterpieces by Siemiradzki, for which he received the Grand prix d’honneur (the Grand Gold Prize) at the International Exhibition of Art in Paris in 1878. The final version of the painting was held in the Museum August Kestner’s collection in Hannover. Unfortunately, after the Second World War, the painting has disappeared.Dimensions:(paper) 14.75 in. (H). x 20.25 in. (frame) 25.25 in. (H) x 30.75 in. Estimate 10,000 – 15,000 GBP. Opening 6,000 GBP. Sloane Street Auction. 06/29/23. Sold GBP 9,500





