Anton Henstenburgh
Studies Of Two Butterflies (Urania Leilus) And Another Smaller Butterfly
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Master Drawings, Lot 248
28. Jan - 28. Jan 2016
Master Drawings, Lot 248
28. Jan - 28. Jan 2016
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Anton Henstenburgh
HOORN 1695 - 1781
STUDIES OF TWO BUTTERFLIES (URANIA LEILUS) AND ANOTHER SMALLER BUTTERFLY
Pen and black and grey ink, with watercolour and gouache, over black chalk;
signed with monogram, lower centre, in brown ink: A HB fe =;
bears numbering, in brown ink, lower right: (45, and on verso: C CIII
188 by 256 mm; 7 3/8 by 10 in
Private collection, Amsterdam; | whence acquired in 1959 by Hans Van Leeuwen, Amsterdam/Utrecht/Amerongen (inv./cat. no. A1296), | his sale, Amsterdam, Christie’s, 24 November 1992, lot 101
HOORN 1695 - 1781
STUDIES OF TWO BUTTERFLIES (URANIA LEILUS) AND ANOTHER SMALLER BUTTERFLY
Pen and black and grey ink, with watercolour and gouache, over black chalk;
signed with monogram, lower centre, in brown ink: A HB fe =;
bears numbering, in brown ink, lower right: (45, and on verso: C CIII
188 by 256 mm; 7 3/8 by 10 in
Private collection, Amsterdam; | whence acquired in 1959 by Hans Van Leeuwen, Amsterdam/Utrecht/Amerongen (inv./cat. no. A1296), | his sale, Amsterdam, Christie’s, 24 November 1992, lot 101
Upper estimate price exceeded by 25 %.
The work Studies Of Two Butterflies (Urania Leilus) And Another Smaller Butterfly by Anton Henstenburgh was sold in the Master Drawings auction at Sothebys in New York in January 2016. It achieved a price of USD 8,750.00 (€ 8,077.92), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 25%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Anton Henstenburgh - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Zeven uitheemse Insecten., which sold at auction in September this year for CHF 28,750.00 (€ 29,714.31).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 25 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Studies Of Two Butterflies (Urania Leilus) And Another Smaller Butterfly von Anton Henstenburgh wurde im Januar 2016 in der Auktion Master Drawings bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 8.750,00 (€ 8.077,92) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 25%. Für andere Arbeiten von Anton Henstenburgh mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Zeven uitheemse Insecten. beobachtet, die im September diesen Jahres für CHF 28.750,00 (€ 29.714,31) versteigert wurde.
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