Cornelius Hoyer
Portrait of a lady holding a drawing, circa 1785
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Master and British Works on Paper, including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection, Lot 134
4. Dec - 4. Dec 2020
Old Master and British Works on Paper, including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection, Lot 134
4. Dec - 4. Dec 2020
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 4.032 GBP
Price realised: 4.032 GBP
Description
Property from the collection of the late Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)
Cornelius Hoyer
Hammermollen 1741 - Coppenhagen 1804
Portrait of a lady holding a drawing, circa 1785
Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gilt-metal frame;
signed centre right: Hoyer
65 mm. Diam.
Emma Ranette Budge, née Lazarus (1852-1937), Hamburg; | sale, The collection of Frau Emma Budge, Berlin, Paul Graupe, 27-29 September 1937, lot 351; | with A La Vieille Russie, New York; | Greta Shield Heckett (1899-1976), Pittsburgh, by 1954; | sale, Monaco, Sotheby’s, 4 May 1977, lot 89; | sale, Geneva, Sotheby’s, 16 November 1993, lot 15; | where acquired by Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)
Cornelius Hoyer
Hammermollen 1741 - Coppenhagen 1804
Portrait of a lady holding a drawing, circa 1785
Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gilt-metal frame;
signed centre right: Hoyer
65 mm. Diam.
Emma Ranette Budge, née Lazarus (1852-1937), Hamburg; | sale, The collection of Frau Emma Budge, Berlin, Paul Graupe, 27-29 September 1937, lot 351; | with A La Vieille Russie, New York; | Greta Shield Heckett (1899-1976), Pittsburgh, by 1954; | sale, Monaco, Sotheby’s, 4 May 1977, lot 89; | sale, Geneva, Sotheby’s, 16 November 1993, lot 15; | where acquired by Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)
A top price for Cornelius Høyer
In December 2020 Sothebys in London held the auction Old Master and British Works on Paper, including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection, which included the work Portrait of a lady holding a drawing, circa 1785 by Cornelius Høyer. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 4,032.00 (€ 4,504.10), 34% above the upper estimate. With this result, Portrait of a lady holding a drawing, circa 1785 is even the most expensive work of art by Cornelius Høyer that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Cornelius Høyer
Im Dezember 2020 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion Old Master and British Works on Paper, including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection durch, in der auch die Arbeit Portrait of a lady holding a drawing, circa 1785 von Cornelius Høyer zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 4.032,00 (€ 4.504,10) und damit 34% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Portrait of a lady holding a drawing, circa 1785 sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Cornelius Høyer, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Cornelius Høyer - Auction history
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