Cornelis Galle I
Venus suckling putti
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 13.200 GBP
Price realised: 13.200 GBP
Description
Cornelis Galle I (Antwerp 1576-1650)
Venus suckling putti
with inscription 'Rubens' (verso)
black and red chalk, heightened with white and yellow, on brown paper, the verso rubbed with red chalk, the outlines incised for transfer
6 1/8 x 6 1/8 in. (156 x 156 mm.)
Venus suckling putti
with inscription 'Rubens' (verso)
black and red chalk, heightened with white and yellow, on brown paper, the verso rubbed with red chalk, the outlines incised for transfer
6 1/8 x 6 1/8 in. (156 x 156 mm.)
A top price for Cornelis Galle I
This artwork by Cornelis Galle I achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in July 2007. In the Old Master and 19th Century Drawings auction, the work Venus suckling putti sold for GBP 13,200.00 (€ 19,605.05) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 5,000.00. This high result makes Venus suckling putti the most expensive artwork by Cornelis Galle I that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Cornelis Galle I
Dieses Kunstwerk von Cornelis Galle I erzielte im Juli 2007 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master and 19th Century Drawings wurde die Arbeit Venus suckling putti für GBP 13.200,00 (€ 19.605,05) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 5.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Venus suckling putti zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Cornelis Galle I, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Cornelis Galle I - Auction history
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