Ferdinand Bol
Self-Portrait
Estimate: 300.000 - 500.000 GBP
Price realised: 790.000 GBP
Price realised: 790.000 GBP
Description
Ferdinand Bol
DORDRECHT 1616 - 1680 AMSTERDAM
SELF-PORTRAIT
oil on canvas
93 x 83.5 cm.; 36 5/8 x 32 7/8 in.
With M. Knoedler & Co., New York, in half share with Curt Benedict, Paris, 1956–70; 1 | From whom acquired on 13 February 1970 by Paula de Koenigsberg, Buenos Aires, for $2210; | Nicolas de Koenigsberg; | By whom offered, New York, Sotheby’s Parke Bernet, 4 June 1980, lot 50 (as Portrait of a gentleman, said to be the artist), bought-in and sold after the sale for $35,000 to David Cross; | Anonymous sale, Zurich, Galerie Koller,
DORDRECHT 1616 - 1680 AMSTERDAM
SELF-PORTRAIT
oil on canvas
93 x 83.5 cm.; 36 5/8 x 32 7/8 in.
With M. Knoedler & Co., New York, in half share with Curt Benedict, Paris, 1956–70; 1 | From whom acquired on 13 February 1970 by Paula de Koenigsberg, Buenos Aires, for $2210; | Nicolas de Koenigsberg; | By whom offered, New York, Sotheby’s Parke Bernet, 4 June 1980, lot 50 (as Portrait of a gentleman, said to be the artist), bought-in and sold after the sale for $35,000 to David Cross; | Anonymous sale, Zurich, Galerie Koller,
Upper estimate price exceeded by 58 %.
In July 2018 Sothebys in London held the auction Old Masters Evening Sale, which included the work Self-Portrait by Ferdinand Bol. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 790,000.00 (€ 885,763.71), 58% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Ferdinand Bol have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Portrait Of A Boy, Said To Be The Artist'S Son, Aged 8 in July 2015 with an auction result of GBP 5,189,000.00 (€ 7,356,259.16).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 58 % übertroffen
Im Juli 2018 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion Old Masters Evening Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit Self-Portrait von Ferdinand Bol zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 790.000,00 (€ 885.763,71) und damit 58% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Ferdinand Bol auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Portrait Of A Boy, Said To Be The Artist'S Son, Aged 8 im Juli 2015 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 5.189.000,00 (€ 7.356.259,16).
Ferdinand Bol - Auction history
