Herman Van Der Mijn
Venus and Ceres
Found at
Christies,
New York (Online Auction)
Old Master Paintings and Sculpture, Lot 1
02. Jun - 19. Jun. 2020
Old Master Paintings and Sculpture, Lot 1
02. Jun - 19. Jun. 2020
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 USD
Price realised: 43.750 USD
Price realised: 43.750 USD
Description
oil on panel
20 1⁄4 x 16 3⁄4 in. (51.5 x 42.2 cm.)
stamped on the reverse with two unidentified wax seals
M. Didot; his sale, Lacoste, Cibé and Henry, Paris, 6-9 April 1825, lot 56, as 'Willem van Mieris'. | Sir Joseph Hawley, 3rd Bt. (1813-1875); (†) Christie's, London, 27 March 1876, lot 106, as 'W. Mieris' (27 gns. to Smith & Son). | H.C. Erhardt; his sale (†), Christie's, London, 22 June 1931, lot 219, as 'Mieris' (2 gns. to Joseph). | Private collection, Las Vegas, from whom acquired by the present owner.
20 1⁄4 x 16 3⁄4 in. (51.5 x 42.2 cm.)
stamped on the reverse with two unidentified wax seals
M. Didot; his sale, Lacoste, Cibé and Henry, Paris, 6-9 April 1825, lot 56, as 'Willem van Mieris'. | Sir Joseph Hawley, 3rd Bt. (1813-1875); (†) Christie's, London, 27 March 1876, lot 106, as 'W. Mieris' (27 gns. to Smith & Son). | H.C. Erhardt; his sale (†), Christie's, London, 22 June 1931, lot 219, as 'Mieris' (2 gns. to Joseph). | Private collection, Las Vegas, from whom acquired by the present owner.
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Herman van der Mijn achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in June 2020. In the Old Master Paintings and Sculpture auction, the work Venus and Ceres sold for USD 43,750.00 (€ 38,954.68) - well above the upper estimate of USD 15,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Herman van der Mijn; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Tamar sold at auction in January 2009 with the realized price of USD 86,500.00 (€ 67,557.01).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Herman van der Mijn erzielte im Juni 2020 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master Paintings and Sculpture wurde die Arbeit Venus and Ceres für USD 43.750,00 (€ 38.954,68) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 15.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Herman van der Mijn; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Tamar im Januar 2009 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 86.500,00 (€ 67.557,01).
Herman van der Mijn - Auction history
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