Frants Peter Diderik Henningsen
A Summer's Day on Hornbæk Beach
Found at
Christies,
London
British and European Art, Lot 130
15. Jul - 15. Jul 2021
British and European Art, Lot 130
15. Jul - 15. Jul 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
FRANTS PETER DIDERIK HENNINGSEN (DANISH, 1850-1908)
A Summer's Day on Hornbæk Beach
signed and dated 'FRANTS HENNINGSEN./1884' (lower left)
oil on canvas
56 ¼ x 44 ¼ in. (143 x 112.2 cm.)
- Estate of Senator Jacob Hegels sale; Copenhagen, 30-21 March 1925, no. 93. | Anonymous sale; Kunsthallen, Copenhagen, 26 May 1982, lot 60. | Private collection, Denmark. | Their sale; Sotheby's, London, 28 November 1984, lot 156. | with Pyms Gallery, London. | Purchased from the above by the parents of the present owners.
A Summer's Day on Hornbæk Beach
signed and dated 'FRANTS HENNINGSEN./1884' (lower left)
oil on canvas
56 ¼ x 44 ¼ in. (143 x 112.2 cm.)
- Estate of Senator Jacob Hegels sale; Copenhagen, 30-21 March 1925, no. 93. | Anonymous sale; Kunsthallen, Copenhagen, 26 May 1982, lot 60. | Private collection, Denmark. | Their sale; Sotheby's, London, 28 November 1984, lot 156. | with Pyms Gallery, London. | Purchased from the above by the parents of the present owners.
A top price for Frants Henningsen
The work A Summer's Day on Hornbæk Beach by Frants Henningsen was sold in the British and European Art auction at Christies in London in July 2021. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 43,750.00 (€ 51,305.95), 46% above the upper estimate. With this result, A Summer's Day on Hornbæk Beach is even the most expensive work of art by Frants Henningsen that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Frants Henningsen
Die Arbeit A Summer's Day on Hornbæk Beach von Frants Henningsen wurde im Juli 2021 in der Auktion British and European Art bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 43.750,00 (€ 51.305,95) und damit 46% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist A Summer's Day on Hornbæk Beach sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Frants Henningsen, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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