Jan de Baen

Portrait of a boy, full-length, as Saint John the Baptist

Found at Christies, London
The Gothick Pavilion - A Private Collection from Belgravia, Lot 246
26. Jan - 26. Jan 2011
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 21.250 GBP
Jan de Baen (Haarlem 1633-1702 The Hague)
Portrait of a boy, full-length, as Saint John the Baptist
oil on canvas
40 x 31 1/8 in. (101.6 x 79 cm.)

Upper estimate price exceeded by 42 %.

The work Portrait of a boy, full-length, as Saint John the Baptist by Jan de Baen was auctioned at Christies in London in January 2011. It achieved a price of GBP 21,250.00 (€ 23,848.34), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 42%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Jan de Baen - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Portrait of a man standing before a desk and curtain, three-quarter length; Portrait of a woman seated before a landscape and curtain, which sold at auction in May last year for USD 69,300.00 (€ 64,579.26).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 42 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit Portrait of a boy, full-length, as Saint John the Baptist von Jan de Baen kam im Januar 2011 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 21.250,00 (€ 23.848,34) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 42%. Für andere Arbeiten von Jan de Baen mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Portrait of a man standing before a desk and curtain, three-quarter length; Portrait of a woman seated before a landscape and curtain beobachtet, die im Mai letzten Jahres für USD 69.300,00 (€ 64.579,26) versteigert wurde.

Jan de Baen - Auction history

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