Dirck Van Delen
An architectural capriccio with an elegant couple strolling before a portico
Found at
Christies,
New York
Old Masters: Property from a Private Collection, Lot 613
29.Okt - 29.Okt.2019
Old Masters: Property from a Private Collection, Lot 613
29.Okt - 29.Okt.2019
Estimate: 50.000 - 80.000 USD
Price realised: 93.750 USD
Price realised: 93.750 USD
Description
signed 'D. van Delen f.' (lower right)
oil on panel
23 ½ x 28 1/8 in. (59.7 x 71.4 cm.)
Gonzales Bravo, Madrid. | A. de Steurs, Amsterdam; Fischer, Lucerne, 25-29 May 1943, lot 1849, as Dirck van Delen and Anthonie Palamedesz., where unsold and reoffered | A. de Steurs, Amsterdam; Fischer, Lucerne, 25-27 May 1944, lot 805, as Dirck van Delen and Anthonie Palamedesz. | with Galerie M. Schulthess, Basel, where acquired by | Private collection, Switzerland, and by whom sold | Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 11 December 1985, lot 38, as on copper. | Anonymous sale; Christie's, New Y
oil on panel
23 ½ x 28 1/8 in. (59.7 x 71.4 cm.)
Gonzales Bravo, Madrid. | A. de Steurs, Amsterdam; Fischer, Lucerne, 25-29 May 1943, lot 1849, as Dirck van Delen and Anthonie Palamedesz., where unsold and reoffered | A. de Steurs, Amsterdam; Fischer, Lucerne, 25-27 May 1944, lot 805, as Dirck van Delen and Anthonie Palamedesz. | with Galerie M. Schulthess, Basel, where acquired by | Private collection, Switzerland, and by whom sold | Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 11 December 1985, lot 38, as on copper. | Anonymous sale; Christie's, New Y
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work An architectural capriccio with an elegant couple strolling before a portico by Dirck van Delen was sold in the Old Masters: Property from a Private Collection auction at Christies in New York in October 2019. It achieved a price of USD 93,750.00 (€ 84,043.03), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 17%. Admittedly, works by Dirck van Delen have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work An architectural capriccio with Jephthah and his daughter in April 2017 with an auction result of USD 667,500.00 (€ 612,666.36).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit An architectural capriccio with an elegant couple strolling before a portico von Dirck van Delen wurde im Oktober 2019 in der Auktion Old Masters: Property from a Private Collection bei Christies in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 93.750,00 (€ 84.043,03) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 17%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Dirck van Delen auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit An architectural capriccio with Jephthah and his daughter im April 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 667.500,00 (€ 612.666,36).
Dirck van Delen - Auction history
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