Gerrit Dou
Young Girl With A Perroquet In A Niche
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Important Old Master Paintings and European Works of Art Including Property of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Lot 212
8. Jun - 8. Jun 2007
Important Old Master Paintings and European Works of Art Including Property of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Lot 212
8. Jun - 8. Jun 2007
Estimate: 300.000 - 400.000 USD
Price realised: 628.000 USD
Price realised: 628.000 USD
Description
Gerrit DouLeiden 1613 - 1675
LEIDEN 1613 - 1675
YOUNG GIRL WITH A PERROQUET IN A NICHE
oil on panel, unframed
9 3/4 by 7 1/4 in.; 25 by 18 1/2 cm.
Prince Gagarin, St. Petersburg, by 1909; | Purchased by the grandfather of the present owner in Paris, | Thence by descent in the family.
LEIDEN 1613 - 1675
YOUNG GIRL WITH A PERROQUET IN A NICHE
oil on panel, unframed
9 3/4 by 7 1/4 in.; 25 by 18 1/2 cm.
Prince Gagarin, St. Petersburg, by 1909; | Purchased by the grandfather of the present owner in Paris, | Thence by descent in the family.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 57 %.
In June 2007 Sothebys in New York held the auction Important Old Master Paintings and European Works of Art Including Property of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, which included the work Young Girl With A Perroquet In A Niche by Gerrit Dou. The »bidding war« ended at USD 628,000.00 (€ 464,497.04), 57% above the upper estimate. 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).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 57 % übertroffen
Im Juni 2007 führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion Important Old Master Paintings and European Works of Art Including Property of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery durch, in der auch die Arbeit Young Girl With A Perroquet In A Niche von Gerrit Dou zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 628.000,00 (€ 464.497,04) und damit 57% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. 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
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