Hendrik Van Steenwijck Ii

The Liberation of Saint Peter

Found at Christies, London (Online Auction)
Old Masters Paintings & Sculpture, Lot 76
09.Jul - 30.Jul.2020
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 GBP
Price realised: 62.500 GBP
oil on copper, with the plate maker's mark of Pieter Staas
8 5 ⁄ 8 x 10 3 ⁄ 4 in. (22 x 27.3 cm.)
with inventory number '282' (stamped on the reverse)
Hendricus Peter Bremmer (1871-1956), by 1920, inv. no. 1-N-1, as 'Steenwijk' and later 'Attributed to Neefs' and dated 1617; thence by descent to the present owner.

Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price

The work The Liberation of Saint Peter by Hendrick van Steenwijk II was worth GBP 62,500.00 (€ 69,713.99) to a buyer in July 2020. This price was achieved in the auction Old Masters Paintings & Sculpture at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 20,000.00 many times over. Admittedly, works by Hendrick van Steenwijk II have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Saint Jerome In His Study in July 2012 with an auction result of GBP 337,250.00 (€ 429,565.85).

Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert

Die Arbeit The Liberation of Saint Peter von Hendrick van Steenwijk II war einem Käufer im Juli 2020 GBP 62.500,00 (€ 69.713,99) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Old Masters Paintings & Sculpture bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 20.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Hendrick van Steenwijk II auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Saint Jerome In His Study im Juli 2012 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 337.250,00 (€ 429.565,85).

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