Gerrit Van Honthorst
A Merry Group Behind A Balustrade With A Violin And A Lute Player
Estimate: 2.000.000 - 3.000.000 USD
Price realised: 7.557.000 USD
Price realised: 7.557.000 USD
Description
Gerrit van Honthorst
UTRECHT 1590 - 1656
A MERRY GROUP BEHIND A BALUSTRADE WITH A VIOLIN AND A LUTE PLAYER
signed lower center: GH (in ligature) onthorst. fec
oil on canvas
39 1/4 by 54 1/2 in.; 99.4 by 138.5 cm.
Possibly David van Mollem, 1746; | Probably Antony Sydervelt, Amsterdam; | Probably his sale, Amsterdam, 23 April 1766, lot 57; | Alexandre Dumont, Cambrai, until 1878; | His sale, Cambrai, 30 September 1878, lot 29; | M. de Malherbe, Valenciennes, until 1883; | His sale, Valenciennes, Jules de Brauwere, 17 October 1883, lor 26; | There purchased by P. Le Gavrian, Lille and Versailles, until as late as July 1927 (see fig. 2, and label on the reve
UTRECHT 1590 - 1656
A MERRY GROUP BEHIND A BALUSTRADE WITH A VIOLIN AND A LUTE PLAYER
signed lower center: GH (in ligature) onthorst. fec
oil on canvas
39 1/4 by 54 1/2 in.; 99.4 by 138.5 cm.
Possibly David van Mollem, 1746; | Probably Antony Sydervelt, Amsterdam; | Probably his sale, Amsterdam, 23 April 1766, lot 57; | Alexandre Dumont, Cambrai, until 1878; | His sale, Cambrai, 30 September 1878, lot 29; | M. de Malherbe, Valenciennes, until 1883; | His sale, Valenciennes, Jules de Brauwere, 17 October 1883, lor 26; | There purchased by P. Le Gavrian, Lille and Versailles, until as late as July 1927 (see fig. 2, and label on the reve
A top price for Gerrit van Honthorst
This artwork by Gerrit van Honthorst achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in January 2014. In the Old Master Paintings auction, the work A Merry Group Behind A Balustrade With A Violin And A Lute Player sold for USD 7,557,000.00 (€ 5,597,777.78) - well above the upper estimate of USD 3,000,000.00. This high result makes A Merry Group Behind A Balustrade With A Violin And A Lute Player the most expensive artwork by Gerrit van Honthorst that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Gerrit van Honthorst
Dieses Kunstwerk von Gerrit van Honthorst erzielte im Januar 2014 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master Paintings wurde die Arbeit A Merry Group Behind A Balustrade With A Violin And A Lute Player für USD 7.557.000,00 (€ 5.597.777,78) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 3.000.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht A Merry Group Behind A Balustrade With A Violin And A Lute Player zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Gerrit van Honthorst, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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