Bartholomeus van der Helst
Portrait of a gentleman, three-quarter-length, seated, before a balustrade, a landscape with a country house and a distant view of Haarlem beyond
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Masters & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours (Evening Sale), Lot 22
7. Dec - 7. Dec 2010
Old Masters & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours (Evening Sale), Lot 22
7. Dec - 7. Dec 2010
Estimate: 400.000 - 600.000 GBP
Price realised: 481.250 GBP
Price realised: 481.250 GBP
Description
Bartholomeus van der Helst (Haarlem 1613-1670 Amsterdam)
Portrait of a gentleman, three-quarter-length, seated, before a balustrade, a landscape with a country house and a distant view of Haarlem beyond
signed and dated 'B. vander. helst 1655' (on the stone balustrade, lower right)
oil on canvas
44 x 37 7/8 in. (111.7 x 96.2 cm.)
Portrait of a gentleman, three-quarter-length, seated, before a balustrade, a landscape with a country house and a distant view of Haarlem beyond
signed and dated 'B. vander. helst 1655' (on the stone balustrade, lower right)
oil on canvas
44 x 37 7/8 in. (111.7 x 96.2 cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
In December 2010 Christies in London held the auction Old Masters & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours (Evening Sale), which included the work Portrait of a gentleman, three-quarter-length, seated, before a balustrade, a landscape with a country house and a distant view of Haarlem beyond by Bartholomeus van der Helst. The price achieved of GBP 481,250.00 (€ 558,248.55) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 400,000.00 – 600,000.00. Other works by Bartholomeus van der Helst have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in July this year the work Portrait of Sophia Coymans (1636-1714), three-quarter-length, holding a twig with an orange, before a landscape was auctioned for GBP 504,000.00 (€ 588,015.25).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Dezember 2010 führte Christies in London die Auktion Old Masters & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours (Evening Sale) durch, in der auch die Arbeit Portrait of a gentleman, three-quarter-length, seated, before a balustrade, a landscape with a country house and a distant view of Haarlem beyond von Bartholomeus van der Helst zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 481.250,00 (€ 558.248,55) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 400.000,00 – 600.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Bartholomeus van der Helst konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Juli diesen Jahres die Arbeit Portrait of Sophia Coymans (1636-1714), three-quarter-length, holding a twig with an orange, before a landscape für GBP 504.000,00 (€ 588.015,25) versteigert.
Bartholomeus van der Helst - Auction history
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