Jan Françios Verhas
Hide and Seek
Found at
Christies,
New York
19th Century European Art and Fine 19th Century European Art, Lot 51
30. Oct - 30. Oct 2002
19th Century European Art and Fine 19th Century European Art, Lot 51
30. Oct - 30. Oct 2002
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 USD
Price realised: 57.360 USD
Price realised: 57.360 USD
Description
Jan Françios Verhas (Belgian, 1834-1896)
Hide and Seek
signed and dated 'Jan Verhas 1873' (lower left)
oil on panel
34 x 23½ in. (86.4 x 59.7 cm.)
Painted in 1873
Hide and Seek
signed and dated 'Jan Verhas 1873' (lower left)
oil on panel
34 x 23½ in. (86.4 x 59.7 cm.)
Painted in 1873
A top price for Jan Verhas - as previously expected
The work Hide and Seek by Jan Verhas was sold in the 19th Century European Art and Fine 19th Century European Art auction at Christies in New York in October 2002. It changed hands for a price of USD 57,360.00 (€ 58,050.80) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of USD 40,000.00 – 60,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Hide and Seek is the most expensive artwork by Jan Verhas that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Die Arbeit Hide and Seek von Jan Verhas wurde im Oktober 2002 in der Auktion 19th Century European Art and Fine 19th Century European Art bei Christies in New York versteigert. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von USD 57.360,00 (€ 58.050,80) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 40.000,00 – 60.000,00. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Hide and Seek das teuerste Kunstwerk von Jan Verhas, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Jan Verhas - Auction history
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