Dirck Van Delen
Interior Of A Cathedral
Estimate: 60.000 - 80.000 GBP
Price realised: 230.750 GBP
Price realised: 230.750 GBP
Description
signed and dated 'D.v.Delen.f. 1641' (lower left, on the base of the column)
oil on panel
18 ½ x 25 1/8 in. (47.1 x 63.7 cm.)
(Probably) John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (1713- 1782). | John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute (1744-1814), Luton Hoo, where recorded in the inventories of 1797, in the North Green Dressing Room, as 'Van Delen & Gonzales, a fine representation of the inside of a Cathedral - beautiful figures', and 1800, no. 187, North Green Dressing Room, as 'Van Delen and Gonzales, Inside of a Cathedral', and by descent to his son, | John, 2nd Marquess of Bute; Christie’s, London, 8 June 1822, lot 31, as ‘a Chu
oil on panel
18 ½ x 25 1/8 in. (47.1 x 63.7 cm.)
(Probably) John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (1713- 1782). | John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute (1744-1814), Luton Hoo, where recorded in the inventories of 1797, in the North Green Dressing Room, as 'Van Delen & Gonzales, a fine representation of the inside of a Cathedral - beautiful figures', and 1800, no. 187, North Green Dressing Room, as 'Van Delen and Gonzales, Inside of a Cathedral', and by descent to his son, | John, 2nd Marquess of Bute; Christie’s, London, 8 June 1822, lot 31, as ‘a Chu
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Dirck van Delen achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in December 2017. In the Old Masters Evening Sale auction, the work Interior Of A Cathedral sold for GBP 230,750.00 (€ 259,675.32) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 80,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Dirck van Delen - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work An architectural capriccio with Jephthah and his daughter, which sold at auction in April 2017 for USD 667,500.00 (€ 612,666.36).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Dirck van Delen erzielte im Dezember 2017 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Masters Evening Sale wurde die Arbeit Interior Of A Cathedral für GBP 230.750,00 (€ 259.675,32) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 80.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Dirck van Delen mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit An architectural capriccio with Jephthah and his daughter beobachtet, die im April 2017 für USD 667.500,00 (€ 612.666,36) versteigert wurde.
Dirck van Delen - Auction history
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