Corneille de Lyon
Portrait Of A Gentleman, Wearing A Black Coat And Cap, With A Green Background
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 GBP
Price realised: 542.500 GBP
Price realised: 542.500 GBP
Description
Corneille de Lyon
THE HAGUE CIRCA 1500/15 - 1575 LYON
PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN, WEARING A BLACK COAT AND CAP, WITH A GREEN BACKGROUND
inventory number 77 etched into the reverse
oil on panel, with extensions
with extensions: 19.3 by 15.3 cm.; 7 5/8 by 6 in.
Roger de Gaignières (1642–1715), Paris, until 1711, when sold along with his entire collection of paintings and manuscripts to; | Louis XIV (1638–1715), King of France; | His sale (of the entire Gaignières collection) arranged by Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Marquis de Torcy (his coat-of-arms affixed to the reverse), Paris, 21 ff. July 1717; | Probably George Greville, 2nd Earl of Warwick (1746–1816) by 1806; | Thence by descent.
THE HAGUE CIRCA 1500/15 - 1575 LYON
PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN, WEARING A BLACK COAT AND CAP, WITH A GREEN BACKGROUND
inventory number 77 etched into the reverse
oil on panel, with extensions
with extensions: 19.3 by 15.3 cm.; 7 5/8 by 6 in.
Roger de Gaignières (1642–1715), Paris, until 1711, when sold along with his entire collection of paintings and manuscripts to; | Louis XIV (1638–1715), King of France; | His sale (of the entire Gaignières collection) arranged by Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Marquis de Torcy (his coat-of-arms affixed to the reverse), Paris, 21 ff. July 1717; | Probably George Greville, 2nd Earl of Warwick (1746–1816) by 1806; | Thence by descent.
Artwork auctioned at four times the upper estimate price
The work Portrait Of A Gentleman, Wearing A Black Coat And Cap, With A Green Background by Corneille de Lyon was worth GBP 542,500.00 (€ 684,263.07) to a buyer in July 2014. This price was achieved in the auction Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale at Sothebys in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 120,000.00 many times over. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Corneille de Lyon; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Portrait of a merchant, traditionally identified as Theodore Beza (1519-1605) sold at auction in December 2016 with the realized price of GBP 665,000.00 (€ 777,492.89).
Kunstwerk zum Vierfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Portrait Of A Gentleman, Wearing A Black Coat And Cap, With A Green Background von Corneille de Lyon war einem Käufer im Juli 2014 GBP 542.500,00 (€ 684.263,07) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale bei Sothebys in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 120.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Corneille de Lyon; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Portrait of a merchant, traditionally identified as Theodore Beza (1519-1605) im Dezember 2016 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 665.000,00 (€ 777.492,89).
Corneille de Lyon - Auction history
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