Barthel Bruyn I
Portraits of a gentleman and his wife, both half-length: he, aged 44, behind a wooden ledge, in a fur-lined black coat and a black hat, a letter in his left hand and gloves in his right; she, aged 42, in a black coat with an embroidered belt and a wh
Estimate: 70.000 - 100.000 USD
Price realised: 76.375 USD
Price realised: 76.375 USD
Description
BARTHEL BRUYN I (Cologne or Wesel c. 1493-1555 Cologne?)
Portraits of a gentleman and his wife, both half-length: he, aged 44, behind a wooden ledge, in a fur-lined black coat and a black hat, a letter in his left hand and gloves in his right; she, aged 42, in a black coat with an embroidered belt and a white headdress, holding a book.
both inscribed and dated, the first 'ANNO.1535 AETATIS.44', the second 'ANNO 1535. AETATIS.42' (both upper center)
oil on panel, shaped tops
22 5/8 x 16 in. (57.3 x 40.7 cm.)
a pair (2)
Portraits of a gentleman and his wife, both half-length: he, aged 44, behind a wooden ledge, in a fur-lined black coat and a black hat, a letter in his left hand and gloves in his right; she, aged 42, in a black coat with an embroidered belt and a white headdress, holding a book.
both inscribed and dated, the first 'ANNO.1535 AETATIS.44', the second 'ANNO 1535. AETATIS.42' (both upper center)
oil on panel, shaped tops
22 5/8 x 16 in. (57.3 x 40.7 cm.)
a pair (2)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Portraits of a gentleman and his wife, both half-length: he, aged 44, behind a wooden ledge, in a fur-lined black coat and a black hat, a letter in his left hand and gloves in his right; she, aged 42, in a black coat with an embroidered belt and a wh by Bartholomäus Bruyn the Elder was auctioned at Christies in New York in October 2001. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 70,000.00 – 100,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 76,375.00 (€ 84,927.17) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Admittedly, works by Bartholomäus Bruyn the Elder have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Coronation Of The Virgin in December 2014 with an auction result of GBP 626,500.00 (€ 806,513.26).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Portraits of a gentleman and his wife, both half-length: he, aged 44, behind a wooden ledge, in a fur-lined black coat and a black hat, a letter in his left hand and gloves in his right; she, aged 42, in a black coat with an embroidered belt and a wh von Bartholomäus Bruyn the Elder kam im Oktober 2001 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 70.000,00 – 100.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 76.375,00 (€ 84.927,17) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Bartholomäus Bruyn the Elder auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Coronation Of The Virgin im Dezember 2014 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 626.500,00 (€ 806.513,26).
Bartholomäus Bruyn the Elder - Auction history
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