Cornelis Van Poelenburgh
The Van Wittenhorst Triptych: the central panel, lower: The Adoration of the Shepherds; the central panel, upper: A herald angel; the wings: Virgin Annunciate; and the Angel of the Annunciation
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Masters Day Sale, Lot 135
05.Jul - 05.Jul.2019
Old Masters Day Sale, Lot 135
05.Jul - 05.Jul.2019
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
signed with initials 'C·P' (lower left of left wing), and 'C·P·F' (lower right of lower central panel)
oil on panel and paper laid down on panel, in carved integral frames, shaped top and bottom
closed 11 1/8 x 8 3/8 in. (28.3 x 21.4 cm.); open 11 1/8 x 14 5/8 in. (28.3 x 37.2 cm.)
inscribed 'GLORIA EXCELSIS · D... PAX' (upper central panel, on the banderole); inscribed on the frame 'HR. WILH¯-VINC¯. BAR.V¯. WITTENHORST / VRY-HR. .VADR.HORST ETC. EN¯ VRe WIL- / HELMINA BARe. V¯. BRONC / HORST VRY.V. V¯.DR. HORST / ETC.', with the family coat of arms in the centre of the central panel
Acquired from the artist by Wilhelm Vincenz, Baron von Wittenhorst (1613-1674) and his first wife Wilhelmina van Bronckhorst (1601-1669), Utrecht, in December 1656 for 200 guilders. | Mrs. Sven Bostrom; Christie's, London, 19 March 1965, lot 90 (2,000 gns. to Perman), illustrated.
oil on panel and paper laid down on panel, in carved integral frames, shaped top and bottom
closed 11 1/8 x 8 3/8 in. (28.3 x 21.4 cm.); open 11 1/8 x 14 5/8 in. (28.3 x 37.2 cm.)
inscribed 'GLORIA EXCELSIS · D... PAX' (upper central panel, on the banderole); inscribed on the frame 'HR. WILH¯-VINC¯. BAR.V¯. WITTENHORST / VRY-HR. .VADR.HORST ETC. EN¯ VRe WIL- / HELMINA BARe. V¯. BRONC / HORST VRY.V. V¯.DR. HORST / ETC.', with the family coat of arms in the centre of the central panel
Acquired from the artist by Wilhelm Vincenz, Baron von Wittenhorst (1613-1674) and his first wife Wilhelmina van Bronckhorst (1601-1669), Utrecht, in December 1656 for 200 guilders. | Mrs. Sven Bostrom; Christie's, London, 19 March 1965, lot 90 (2,000 gns. to Perman), illustrated.
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work The Van Wittenhorst Triptych: the central panel, lower: The Adoration of the Shepherds; the central panel, upper: A herald angel; the wings: Virgin Annunciate; and the Angel of the Annunciation by Cornelis van Poelenburgh was worth GBP 60,000.00 (€ 65,876.01) to a buyer in July 2019. This price was achieved in the auction Old Masters Day Sale at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 20,000.00 many times over. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Cornelis van Poelenburgh; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Self-portrait sold at auction in January 2021 with the realized price of GBP 100,800.00 (€ 113,990.80).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit The Van Wittenhorst Triptych: the central panel, lower: The Adoration of the Shepherds; the central panel, upper: A herald angel; the wings: Virgin Annunciate; and the Angel of the Annunciation von Cornelis van Poelenburgh war einem Käufer im Juli 2019 GBP 60.000,00 (€ 65.876,01) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Old Masters Day Sale bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 20.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Cornelis van Poelenburgh; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Self-portrait im Januar 2021 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 100.800,00 (€ 113.990,80).
Cornelis van Poelenburgh - Auction history
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