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- Artus Wolffort
- Saint Andrew
Artus Wolffort
Saint Andrew
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Master Paintings, Lot 94
22. May - 22. May 2018
Master Paintings, Lot 94
22. May - 22. May 2018
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Artus Wolffort
ANTWERP 1581 - 1641
SAINT ANDREW
inscribed at lower edge in a trompe l'oeil stone cartouche: S. A[N]DREAS / ET IN IESVM CHRISTV[M] FILIV[M] EIVS VNICV[M], DOMINVM NOSTRV / II.
oil on canvas
45 3/4 by 36 in.; 116.2 by 91.4 cm.
Private collection, Paris, acquired in Spain, 1850; | With Newhouse Galleries, Inc., New York; | Where acquired by Mr. and Mrs. Kay Kimbell; | Acquired by the Kimbell Art Foundation, Fort Worth, Texas, 1958; | Their sale, New York, Sotheby's, 4 June 1987, lot 41; | There purchased by a New York private collector; | By whom sold, New York, Sotheby's, 27 May 2004, lot 15; | Where acquired by the present collector.
ANTWERP 1581 - 1641
SAINT ANDREW
inscribed at lower edge in a trompe l'oeil stone cartouche: S. A[N]DREAS / ET IN IESVM CHRISTV[M] FILIV[M] EIVS VNICV[M], DOMINVM NOSTRV / II.
oil on canvas
45 3/4 by 36 in.; 116.2 by 91.4 cm.
Private collection, Paris, acquired in Spain, 1850; | With Newhouse Galleries, Inc., New York; | Where acquired by Mr. and Mrs. Kay Kimbell; | Acquired by the Kimbell Art Foundation, Fort Worth, Texas, 1958; | Their sale, New York, Sotheby's, 4 June 1987, lot 41; | There purchased by a New York private collector; | By whom sold, New York, Sotheby's, 27 May 2004, lot 15; | Where acquired by the present collector.
A top price for Artus Wolffort
This artwork by Artus Wolffort achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in May 2018. In the Master Paintings auction, the work Saint Andrew sold for USD 225,000.00 (€ 192,802.06) - well above the upper estimate of USD 120,000.00. This high result makes Saint Andrew the most expensive artwork by Artus Wolffort that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Artus Wolffort
Dieses Kunstwerk von Artus Wolffort erzielte im Mai 2018 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Master Paintings wurde die Arbeit Saint Andrew für USD 225.000,00 (€ 192.802,06) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 120.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Saint Andrew zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Artus Wolffort, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
