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Herri met de Bles
A siege at Thérouanne, with an army led by Charles V encamped below the city
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours Evening Sale, Lot 4
8. Dec - 8. Dec 2009
Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours Evening Sale, Lot 4
8. Dec - 8. Dec 2009
Estimate: 400.000 - 600.000 GBP
Price realised: 1.049.250 GBP
Price realised: 1.049.250 GBP
Description
Herri met de Bles (Bouvines, active c. 1510)
A siege at Thérouanne, with an army led by Charles V encamped below the city
signed with the artist's owl device (lower right)
oil on panel
46½ x 71¼ in. (118.1 x 181 cm.)
A siege at Thérouanne, with an army led by Charles V encamped below the city
signed with the artist's owl device (lower right)
oil on panel
46½ x 71¼ in. (118.1 x 181 cm.)
A top price for Herri met de Bles
The work A siege at Thérouanne, with an army led by Charles V encamped below the city by Herri met de Bles was sold in the Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours Evening Sale auction at Christies in London in December 2009. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 1,049,250.00 (€ 1,183,590.90), 75% above the upper estimate. This high result makes A siege at Thérouanne, with an army led by Charles V encamped below the city the most expensive artwork by Herri met de Bles that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Herri met de Bles
Die Arbeit A siege at Thérouanne, with an army led by Charles V encamped below the city von Herri met de Bles wurde im Dezember 2009 in der Auktion Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours Evening Sale bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 1.049.250,00 (€ 1.183.590,90) und damit 75% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht A siege at Thérouanne, with an army led by Charles V encamped below the city zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Herri met de Bles, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.