Cornelis Schut
Abduction Of Europa
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 USD
Price realised: 352.800 USD
Price realised: 352.800 USD
Description
Property from a Distinguished Private Collection, Washington, D.C.
CORNELIS SCHUT
Antwerp 1597 - 1655
ABDUCTION OF EUROPA
oil on canvas
64 by 106 in.; 162.6 by 269.2 cm.
Dr. Fidelio de Freitas Branco, Lisbon; | By inheritance to his son, Luiz de Freitas Branco, Director of Teatro de São Carlos, Lisbon; | Thence by descent in the family; | Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 3 July 1991, lot 84; | With Alex Wengraf, Ltd., London; | From whom acquired, 1992.
CORNELIS SCHUT
Antwerp 1597 - 1655
ABDUCTION OF EUROPA
oil on canvas
64 by 106 in.; 162.6 by 269.2 cm.
Dr. Fidelio de Freitas Branco, Lisbon; | By inheritance to his son, Luiz de Freitas Branco, Director of Teatro de São Carlos, Lisbon; | Thence by descent in the family; | Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 3 July 1991, lot 84; | With Alex Wengraf, Ltd., London; | From whom acquired, 1992.
A top price for Cornelis Schut
This artwork by Cornelis Schut achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in October 2020. In the Master Paintings auction, the work Abduction Of Europa sold for USD 352,800.00 (€ 302,910.62) - well above the upper estimate of USD 120,000.00. This high result makes Abduction Of Europa the most expensive artwork by Cornelis Schut that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Cornelis Schut
Dieses Kunstwerk von Cornelis Schut erzielte im Oktober 2020 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Master Paintings wurde die Arbeit Abduction Of Europa für USD 352.800,00 (€ 302.910,62) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 120.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Abduction Of Europa zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Cornelis Schut, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Cornelis Schut - Auction history
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