Focus on The Wrath Of The Seas and explain the Provenance.
Painting from a well-known princely collection, Germany. In 2007, the owner who purchased the painting back in the 1940s from the private collection mentioned above put it under the Sotheby's hammer in London.It was exposed at the exhibition of Russian fine art masterpieces in the State Historical Museum of Russia that opened on 8 November 2007The experts characterised the painting as an outstanding masterpiece referred to as among the best lots in the auction. Specifically, Joanna Vickery, director of the Russian section at Sotheby's, said: "The Wrath Of The Seas deserves special attention: the painter did a great job depicting the outrage of nature with so much emotion and expression".At the Russian evening sale of Sotheby's London division held for the first time in history on 26 November 2007  The Wrath Of The Seas (Lot No. 12) was sold for £513,300, which is equivalent to over $1,000,000 (net of the auction and other fees).
Currently, the painting is kept in a private collection.