Hendrick Bloemaert
An Allegory Of Winter
Estimate: 300.000 - 500.000 GBP
Price realised: 866.500 GBP
Price realised: 866.500 GBP
Description
oil on canvas
41 5/8 x 33 3/8 in. (105.7 x 84.7 cm.)
signed with initials and dated 'HB. fe: A. 1631' (upper left)
(Possibly) W.G.F. van Romondt and C.J. Rijnbout; their sale, J.L. Beijers, Utrecht, 16-20 December 1879 [fourth day], lot a, under Tableaux (with incorrect dimensions). | William Angerstein, Stratton Street, Piccadilly; his sale, Christie's, London 24 February 1883 [= 2nd day], lot 210, as 'F. Bol Portrait of De Witt, seated at a table with a chafing-dish' (6 gns. to Waters). | Victor Alexander Bruce (1849-1917), 9th Earl of Elgin and 13th Earl of Kincardine, Dunphail, Morayshire, by whom given
41 5/8 x 33 3/8 in. (105.7 x 84.7 cm.)
signed with initials and dated 'HB. fe: A. 1631' (upper left)
(Possibly) W.G.F. van Romondt and C.J. Rijnbout; their sale, J.L. Beijers, Utrecht, 16-20 December 1879 [fourth day], lot a, under Tableaux (with incorrect dimensions). | William Angerstein, Stratton Street, Piccadilly; his sale, Christie's, London 24 February 1883 [= 2nd day], lot 210, as 'F. Bol Portrait of De Witt, seated at a table with a chafing-dish' (6 gns. to Waters). | Victor Alexander Bruce (1849-1917), 9th Earl of Elgin and 13th Earl of Kincardine, Dunphail, Morayshire, by whom given
A top price for Hendrick Bloemaert
In December 2014 Christies in London held the auction Old Master & British Pictures Evening Sale, which included the work An Allegory Of Winter by Hendrick Bloemaert. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 866,500.00 (€ 1,115,472.85), 73% above the upper estimate. This high result makes An Allegory Of Winter the most expensive artwork by Hendrick Bloemaert that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Hendrick Bloemaert
Im Dezember 2014 führte Christies in London die Auktion Old Master & British Pictures Evening Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit An Allegory Of Winter von Hendrick Bloemaert zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 866.500,00 (€ 1.115.472,85) und damit 73% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht An Allegory Of Winter zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Hendrick Bloemaert, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Hendrick Bloemaert - Auction history
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