Jan Massys

Susanna And The Elders

Found at Christies, New York
Old Masters: Part I, Lot 136
14. Apr -14. Apr 2016
Estimate: 1.500.000 - 3.500.000 USD
Price realised: 1.205.000 USD
signed and dated '·ANNO; I / IOHAN' (lower right, on the base of the plinth)
oil on panel
each 51 ¾ x 43 7/8 in. (131.4 x 111.4 cm.)
with Sedelmeyer, Paris, 1905. | Heugel Collection, Paris, c. 1930. | (Possibly) anonymous sale; Galerie Fievez, Brussels, 1937. | Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 14 December 1977, lot 52A, as dated 1556. | Anonymous sale; De Vuyst, Lokeren, 20 October 1984, lot 285. | Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 10 July 1998, lot 48, where acquired by the present owner.

Despite a disappointment, a good price for Jan Massys

When the work Susanna And The Elders by Jan Massys was auctioned at Christies in New York in April 2016, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 1,500,000.00 – 3,500,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 1,205,000.00 (€ 1,053,229.61). Despite this disappointing result, Susanna And The Elders is the most expensive artwork by Jan Massys that we have observed at auction so far.

Trotz Enttäuschung ein guter Preis für Jan Massys

Als die Arbeit Susanna And The Elders von Jan Massys im April 2016 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 1.500.000,00 – 3.500.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 1.205.000,00 (€ 1.053.229,61) den Besitzer. Trotz dieses enttäuschenden Ergebnisses ist Susanna And The Elders das teuerste Kunstwerk von Jan Massys, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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