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Jan Luyken
The construction of Solomon's temple
Found at
Christies,
New York
Old Master and 19th Century Drawings, Lot 43
29. Jan - 29. Jan 2009
Old Master and 19th Century Drawings, Lot 43
29. Jan - 29. Jan 2009
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Jan Luyken (Amsterdam 1649-1712)
The construction of Solomon's temple
black chalk, pen and brown ink, grey wash, on two joined sheets of paper, pen and brown ink framing lines
11 3/8 x 27 in. (290 x 685 mm.)
The construction of Solomon's temple
black chalk, pen and brown ink, grey wash, on two joined sheets of paper, pen and brown ink framing lines
11 3/8 x 27 in. (290 x 685 mm.)
A top price for Jan Luyken
When the work The construction of Solomon's temple by Jan Luyken was auctioned at Christies in New York in January 2009, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 12,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at USD 45,000.00 (€ 35,145.27). This high result makes The construction of Solomon's temple the most expensive artwork by Jan Luyken that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Jan Luyken
Als die Arbeit The construction of Solomon's temple von Jan Luyken im Januar 2009 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 12.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 45.000,00 (€ 35.145,27) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The construction of Solomon's temple zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Jan Luyken, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.