Jan Lievens
A sheet of figure studies, mostly the heads of bearded men
Found at
Sothebys,
London
A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries, Lot 25
18. Jun - 7. Jul 2021
A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries, Lot 25
18. Jun - 7. Jul 2021
Estimate: 18.000 - 22.000 GBP
Price realised: 17.640 GBP
Price realised: 17.640 GBP
Description
Jan Lievens
Leiden 1607 - 1674 Amsterdam
A sheet of figure studies, mostly the heads of bearded men
Pen and brown ink and wash;
inscribed, largely illegibly, in brown ink, upper left
199 by 150 mm
The Earls of Dalhousie (L.717a), probably George Ramsay, 8th Earl of Dalhousie (circa 1730/39-1787), who assembled two albums of drawings; | the albums acquired by P.&.D. Colnaghi & Co., London, in 1922; | one of the albums, probably containing this drawing, acquired by Frits Lugt (1884-1970), Maartensdijk and Paris
Leiden 1607 - 1674 Amsterdam
A sheet of figure studies, mostly the heads of bearded men
Pen and brown ink and wash;
inscribed, largely illegibly, in brown ink, upper left
199 by 150 mm
The Earls of Dalhousie (L.717a), probably George Ramsay, 8th Earl of Dalhousie (circa 1730/39-1787), who assembled two albums of drawings; | the albums acquired by P.&.D. Colnaghi & Co., London, in 1922; | one of the albums, probably containing this drawing, acquired by Frits Lugt (1884-1970), Maartensdijk and Paris
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work A sheet of figure studies, mostly the heads of bearded men by Jan Lievens was auctioned at Sothebys in London in July 2021, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 18,000.00 – 22,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 17,640.00 (€ 20,686.56). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Jan Lievens achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work A Tronie: Study Of The Head And Shoulders Of An Old Bearded Man, Wearing A Cap in July 2010 with an auction result of GBP 2,505,250.00 (€ 3,012,280.86).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit A sheet of figure studies, mostly the heads of bearded men von Jan Lievens im Juli 2021 bei Sothebys in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 18.000,00 – 22.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 17.640,00 (€ 20.686,56) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Jan Lievens erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit A Tronie: Study Of The Head And Shoulders Of An Old Bearded Man, Wearing A Cap im Juli 2010 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 2.505.250,00 (€ 3.012.280,86).
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