Gerrit Dou
Portrait Of A Scholar
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
The Weldon Collection, Lot 57
22. Apr - 22. Apr 2015
The Weldon Collection, Lot 57
22. Apr - 22. Apr 2015
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Gerrit Dou
LEIDEN 1613-1675
PORTRAIT OF A SCHOLAR
signed middle left: G. Dou
oil on oval panel
9 1/2 by 7 3/4 in.; 24.1 x 19.7 cm.
With Paul Cassirer, Berlin; | From whom purchased by Carl Heinrich Claassen, Director of the Schultheiss Brewery, Berlin, in 1925; | With Schaeffer Gallery, New York, by 1948; | From whom purchased by Robert C. Vose, Boston, Massachusetts, in September 1949; | Mrs. Lucia Russell, Massachusetts; | Thence by bequest to the family of William Harris, Massachusetts; | By whom anonymously sold, New York, Sotheby's, 24 January 2002, lot 235; David Koets
LEIDEN 1613-1675
PORTRAIT OF A SCHOLAR
signed middle left: G. Dou
oil on oval panel
9 1/2 by 7 3/4 in.; 24.1 x 19.7 cm.
With Paul Cassirer, Berlin; | From whom purchased by Carl Heinrich Claassen, Director of the Schultheiss Brewery, Berlin, in 1925; | With Schaeffer Gallery, New York, by 1948; | From whom purchased by Robert C. Vose, Boston, Massachusetts, in September 1949; | Mrs. Lucia Russell, Massachusetts; | Thence by bequest to the family of William Harris, Massachusetts; | By whom anonymously sold, New York, Sotheby's, 24 January 2002, lot 235; David Koets
Auction result well in line with expectations
In April 2015 Sothebys in New York held the auction The Weldon Collection, which included the work Portrait Of A Scholar by Gerrit Dou. The price achieved of USD 610,000.00 (€ 546,497.04) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 500,000.00 – 700,000.00. Admittedly, works by Gerrit Dou have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work An Elderly Woman, Seated By A Window At Her Spinning Wheel, Eating Porridge in January 2011 with an auction result of USD 5,346,500.00 (€ 3,898,286.55).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im April 2015 führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion The Weldon Collection durch, in der auch die Arbeit Portrait Of A Scholar von Gerrit Dou zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 610.000,00 (€ 546.497,04) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 500.000,00 – 700.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Gerrit Dou auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit An Elderly Woman, Seated By A Window At Her Spinning Wheel, Eating Porridge im Januar 2011 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 5.346.500,00 (€ 3.898.286,55).
Gerrit Dou - Auction history
