Gabriel Metsu
A young woman seated in an interior, reading a letter
Found at
Christies,
London
The Dr Anton C.R.Dreesmann Collection Old Master Pictures, Lot 555
11. Apr - 11. Apr 2002
The Dr Anton C.R.Dreesmann Collection Old Master Pictures, Lot 555
11. Apr - 11. Apr 2002
Estimate: 150.000 - 250.000 GBP
Price realised: 487.750 GBP
Price realised: 487.750 GBP
Description
Gabriel Metsu (Leiden 1629-1669 Amsterdam)
A young woman seated in an interior, reading a letter
recorded in previous references as being indistinctly signed 'G. Metsu'
oil on panel
10 x 8¼ in. (25.5 x 20.5 cm.)
A young woman seated in an interior, reading a letter
recorded in previous references as being indistinctly signed 'G. Metsu'
oil on panel
10 x 8¼ in. (25.5 x 20.5 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 95 %.
This artwork by Gabriel Metsu achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in April 2002. In the The Dr Anton C.R.Dreesmann Collection Old Master Pictures auction, the work A young woman seated in an interior, reading a letter sold for GBP 487,750.00 (€ 789,166.71) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 250,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Gabriel Metsu; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot A Woman Selling Game From A Stall sold at auction in July 2009 with the realized price of GBP 1,161,250.00 (€ 1,317,670.67).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 95 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Gabriel Metsu erzielte im April 2002 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The Dr Anton C.R.Dreesmann Collection Old Master Pictures wurde die Arbeit A young woman seated in an interior, reading a letter für GBP 487.750,00 (€ 789.166,71) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 250.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Gabriel Metsu; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit A Woman Selling Game From A Stall im Juli 2009 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 1.161.250,00 (€ 1.317.670,67).
Gabriel Metsu - Auction history
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