Gottfried Von Wedig
Portraits Of Peter Ostermann And His Wife Gertrude Kiever
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 USD
Price realised: 93.750 USD
Price realised: 93.750 USD
Description
GOTTFRIED VON WEDIG
Cologne 1583 - 1641
PORTRAITS OF PETER OSTERMANN AND HIS WIFE GERTRUDE KIEVER
The former signed and dated upper right: GDW.F/1627, inscribed: aetatis suae 32 and charged with the sitter's coat-of-arms;
The latter signed and dated upper left: GDW.F/Anno i627, inscribed: Aetatis Suae 30 and charged with the sitter's coat-of-arms
a pair, both oil on oak panel
the former: 40⅜ by 31⅛ in.; 102.5 by 79 cm.
Salomon Collection, Paris, by 1933 (information kindly provided by the vendor); | David Gensburg, Beverly Hills, California; | His posthumous sale, et al., New York, Christie's, 15 January 1988, lot 18 (as Frisian School, 17th Century); | With Prins Galleries, Chicago, 1988; | Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 7 July 1993, lot 277; | Anonymous sale, South Kensington, Christie's, 7 July 1994, lot 314a.
Cologne 1583 - 1641
PORTRAITS OF PETER OSTERMANN AND HIS WIFE GERTRUDE KIEVER
The former signed and dated upper right: GDW.F/1627, inscribed: aetatis suae 32 and charged with the sitter's coat-of-arms;
The latter signed and dated upper left: GDW.F/Anno i627, inscribed: Aetatis Suae 30 and charged with the sitter's coat-of-arms
a pair, both oil on oak panel
the former: 40⅜ by 31⅛ in.; 102.5 by 79 cm.
Salomon Collection, Paris, by 1933 (information kindly provided by the vendor); | David Gensburg, Beverly Hills, California; | His posthumous sale, et al., New York, Christie's, 15 January 1988, lot 18 (as Frisian School, 17th Century); | With Prins Galleries, Chicago, 1988; | Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 7 July 1993, lot 277; | Anonymous sale, South Kensington, Christie's, 7 July 1994, lot 314a.
A top price for Gottfried Wedig - as previously expected
The work Portraits Of Peter Ostermann And His Wife Gertrude Kiever by Gottfried Wedig was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in January 2020. The price achieved of USD 93,750.00 (€ 84,512.76) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 80,000.00 – 120,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Portraits Of Peter Ostermann And His Wife Gertrude Kiever is the most expensive artwork by Gottfried Wedig that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Die Arbeit Portraits Of Peter Ostermann And His Wife Gertrude Kiever von Gottfried Wedig kam im Januar 2020 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 93.750,00 (€ 84.512,76) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 80.000,00 – 120.000,00 angegeben worden. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Portraits Of Peter Ostermann And His Wife Gertrude Kiever das teuerste Kunstwerk von Gottfried Wedig, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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