Abraham de Lust

Roses, poppies and convolvulus in an urn on a stone ledge, with a Red Admiral butterfly

Found at Christies, London
Old Master and British Pictures, Lot 50
4. Jul - 4. Jul 2007
Estimate: 8.000 - 12.000 GBP
Price realised: 15.000 GBP
Abraham de Lust (active c. 1650-after 1659)
Roses, poppies and convolvulus in an urn on a stone ledge, with a Red Admiral butterfly
signed 'A. d. lust-' (lower left)
oil on canvas
25 x 23 in. (63.5 x 58.5 cm.)

A top price for Abraham de Lust

The work Roses, poppies and convolvulus in an urn on a stone ledge, with a Red Admiral butterfly by Abraham de Lust was sold in the Old Master and British Pictures auction at Christies in London in July 2007. It achieved a price of GBP 15,000.00 (€ 22,278.46), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 25%. With this result, Roses, poppies and convolvulus in an urn on a stone ledge, with a Red Admiral butterfly is even the most expensive work of art by Abraham de Lust that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Abraham de Lust

Die Arbeit Roses, poppies and convolvulus in an urn on a stone ledge, with a Red Admiral butterfly von Abraham de Lust wurde im Juli 2007 in der Auktion Old Master and British Pictures bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 15.000,00 (€ 22.278,46) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 25%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Roses, poppies and convolvulus in an urn on a stone ledge, with a Red Admiral butterfly sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Abraham de Lust, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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