Cornelis Van Poelenburgh
Self-portrait
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 GBP
Price realised: 100.800 GBP
Price realised: 100.800 GBP
Description
Property of a descendant of William Beckford & The Dukes of Hamilton
Cornelis van Poelenburgh
Utrecht 1594/95 – 1667
Self-portrait
signed with monogram lower right: C.P.
oil on copper
unframed: 17.2 x 13.5 cm.; 6 3/4 x 5 1/4 in.
framed: 30.3 x 26.7 cm.; 11 7/8 x 10 1/2 in.
By repute William Beckford (1760-1844); | His daughter Susan Euphemia, Duchess of Hamilton (1786-1859); | Her granddaughter, Lady Mary Louise (1884-1957), only child and principal heir of William Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton, who married in 1906 James Graham (1878-1954), Marquis of Graham, who in 1925 succeeded his father as 6th Duke of Montrose; | Thence by descent.
Cornelis van Poelenburgh
Utrecht 1594/95 – 1667
Self-portrait
signed with monogram lower right: C.P.
oil on copper
unframed: 17.2 x 13.5 cm.; 6 3/4 x 5 1/4 in.
framed: 30.3 x 26.7 cm.; 11 7/8 x 10 1/2 in.
By repute William Beckford (1760-1844); | His daughter Susan Euphemia, Duchess of Hamilton (1786-1859); | Her granddaughter, Lady Mary Louise (1884-1957), only child and principal heir of William Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton, who married in 1906 James Graham (1878-1954), Marquis of Graham, who in 1925 succeeded his father as 6th Duke of Montrose; | Thence by descent.
A top price for Cornelis van Poelenburgh
The work Self-portrait by Cornelis van Poelenburgh was worth GBP 100,800.00 (€ 113,990.80) to a buyer in January 2021. This price was achieved in the auction Royal & Noble at Sothebys in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 7,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Self-portrait the most expensive artwork by Cornelis van Poelenburgh that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Cornelis van Poelenburgh
Die Arbeit Self-portrait von Cornelis van Poelenburgh war einem Käufer im Januar 2021 GBP 100.800,00 (€ 113.990,80) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Royal & Noble bei Sothebys in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 7.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Self-portrait zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Cornelis van Poelenburgh, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Cornelis van Poelenburgh - Auction history
