Bernard Lens, III
Self-Portrait Aged 27
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III, Lot 244
5. Dec - 5. Dec 2019
The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III, Lot 244
5. Dec - 5. Dec 2019
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 50.000 GBP
Price realised: 50.000 GBP
Description
BERNARD LENS, III
London 1682 - 1740
SELF-PORTRAIT AGED 27
Watercolour and bodycolour, heightened with gold on ivory, gilt-wood frame;
signed with the artist's monogram lower left: BL, further signed and inscribed on the backing card: Bernard Lens Junj / Pictor Painted by himse [sic] / Feb: y e: 5:1708 Age 27:
78 by 56 mm.
The Marquesses of Bristol, Ickworth; | Frederick, 7 th Marquess of Bristol (d. 1999); | his sale, London, Sotheby's, 26 November 1992, lot 363
London 1682 - 1740
SELF-PORTRAIT AGED 27
Watercolour and bodycolour, heightened with gold on ivory, gilt-wood frame;
signed with the artist's monogram lower left: BL, further signed and inscribed on the backing card: Bernard Lens Junj / Pictor Painted by himse [sic] / Feb: y e: 5:1708 Age 27:
78 by 56 mm.
The Marquesses of Bristol, Ickworth; | Frederick, 7 th Marquess of Bristol (d. 1999); | his sale, London, Sotheby's, 26 November 1992, lot 363
A top price for Bernard Lens III
The work Self-Portrait Aged 27 by Bernard Lens III was worth GBP 50,000.00 (€ 59,094.15) to a buyer in December 2019. This price was achieved in the auction The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III at Sothebys in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 3,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Self-Portrait Aged 27 the most expensive artwork by Bernard Lens III that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Bernard Lens III
Die Arbeit Self-Portrait Aged 27 von Bernard Lens III war einem Käufer im Dezember 2019 GBP 50.000,00 (€ 59.094,15) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III bei Sothebys in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 3.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Self-Portrait Aged 27 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Bernard Lens III, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Bernard Lens III - Auction history
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