Dirck Van Delen
An architectural capriccio with Jephthah and his daughter
Estimate: 250.000 - 350.000 USD
Price realised: 667.500 USD
Price realised: 667.500 USD
Description
signed and dated 'D.van Delen.f.1633' (lower right) and dated 'Anno. 1633.' (above the central arch)
oil on panel
50 3/8 x 77 3/8 in. (127.9 x 196.6 cm.)
Simon Stinstra, Amsterdam; his sale, Amsterdam, 26 March, 1783, lot 44. | Lieutenant Colonel William Forbes, Callendar House, Falkirk; Christie's, London 29 November, 1963, lot 40 (1400 gns.) to Arnold. | with Didier Aaron & Cie, Paris, 1978. | with Maurice Segoura, Paris, where acquired in 1986 by | Lily and Edmond J. Safra, New York; Sotheby's, New York, 26 January 2006, lot 2, where acquired by the present owner.
oil on panel
50 3/8 x 77 3/8 in. (127.9 x 196.6 cm.)
Simon Stinstra, Amsterdam; his sale, Amsterdam, 26 March, 1783, lot 44. | Lieutenant Colonel William Forbes, Callendar House, Falkirk; Christie's, London 29 November, 1963, lot 40 (1400 gns.) to Arnold. | with Didier Aaron & Cie, Paris, 1978. | with Maurice Segoura, Paris, where acquired in 1986 by | Lily and Edmond J. Safra, New York; Sotheby's, New York, 26 January 2006, lot 2, where acquired by the present owner.
A top price for Dirck van Delen
This artwork by Dirck van Delen achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in April 2017. In the Old Masters auction, the work An architectural capriccio with Jephthah and his daughter sold for USD 667,500.00 (€ 612,666.36) - well above the upper estimate of USD 350,000.00. This high result makes An architectural capriccio with Jephthah and his daughter the most expensive artwork by Dirck van Delen that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Dirck van Delen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Dirck van Delen erzielte im April 2017 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Masters wurde die Arbeit An architectural capriccio with Jephthah and his daughter für USD 667.500,00 (€ 612.666,36) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 350.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht An architectural capriccio with Jephthah and his daughter zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Dirck van Delen, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Dirck van Delen - Auction history
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