Herman van Swanevelt

An Italianate landscape with a drover, cattle and washer women, a bridge and a hill top temple beyond

Found at Christies, London
The Contents of Grimshaw Hall, Lot 317
8. Mar - 8. Mar 2000

Estimate: 7.000 - 10.000 GBP
Price realised: 43.300 GBP

Description

Herman van Swanevelt (1600-1655)
An Italianate landscape with a drover, cattle and washer women, a bridge and a hill top temple beyond
signed and dated (strengthened) 'H. Swanevelt Roma 1649' (lower centre)
oil on canvas
24 x 48in. (60.9 x 122cm.)

A top price for Herman van Swanevelt

When the work An Italianate landscape with a drover, cattle and washer women, a bridge and a hill top temple beyond by Herman van Swanevelt was auctioned at Christies in London in March 2000, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 10,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than four times as high at GBP 43,300.00 (€ 72,009.88). This high result makes An Italianate landscape with a drover, cattle and washer women, a bridge and a hill top temple beyond the most expensive artwork by Herman van Swanevelt that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Herman van Swanevelt

Als die Arbeit An Italianate landscape with a drover, cattle and washer women, a bridge and a hill top temple beyond von Herman van Swanevelt im März 2000 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 10.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 43.300,00 (€ 72.009,88) mehr als viermal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht An Italianate landscape with a drover, cattle and washer women, a bridge and a hill top temple beyond zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Herman van Swanevelt, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.