Gerrit Van Honthorst
Double portrait of a gentleman and lady, possibly Christian Albrecht zu Dohna (1621-1677) and his wife Sophie Dorothea of Brederode-Vianen (1620-1678), full-length, in a landscape, a military encampment beyond
Estimate: 60.000 - 80.000 GBP
Price realised: 62.500 GBP
Price realised: 62.500 GBP
Description
oil on canvas
87 1/8 x 62 3/8 in. (221.3 x 158.4 cm.)
Captain Durant, Eccleston Square, London; Christie's, London, 29 April 1870, lot 41, as 'P. van Somer' (42 gns. to Grant). | Private collection, England, by 1979. | with Lane Fine Art, London, where acquired by the present owner.
87 1/8 x 62 3/8 in. (221.3 x 158.4 cm.)
Captain Durant, Eccleston Square, London; Christie's, London, 29 April 1870, lot 41, as 'P. van Somer' (42 gns. to Grant). | Private collection, England, by 1979. | with Lane Fine Art, London, where acquired by the present owner.
Auction result well in line with expectations
In December 2019 Christies in London held the auction Old Master Paintings and Sculpture, which included the work Double portrait of a gentleman and lady, possibly Christian Albrecht zu Dohna (1621-1677) and his wife Sophie Dorothea of Brederode-Vianen (1620-1678), full-length, in a landscape, a military encampment beyond by Gerrit van Honthorst. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 60,000.00 – 80,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 62,500.00 (€ 73,867.69) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Gerrit van Honthorst achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work A Merry Group Behind A Balustrade With A Violin And A Lute Player in January 2014 with an auction result of USD 7,557,000.00 (€ 5,597,777.78).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Dezember 2019 führte Christies in London die Auktion Old Master Paintings and Sculpture durch, in der auch die Arbeit Double portrait of a gentleman and lady, possibly Christian Albrecht zu Dohna (1621-1677) and his wife Sophie Dorothea of Brederode-Vianen (1620-1678), full-length, in a landscape, a military encampment beyond von Gerrit van Honthorst zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 60.000,00 – 80.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 62.500,00 (€ 73.867,69) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Gerrit van Honthorst erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit A Merry Group Behind A Balustrade With A Violin And A Lute Player im Januar 2014 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 7.557.000,00 (€ 5.597.777,78).
Gerrit van Honthorst - Auction history
