Jan Sanders Van Hemessen
Double Portrait Of A Husband And Wife, Half-Length, Seated At A Table, Playing Tables
Found at
Christies,
New York
Old Masters, Lot 7
01.Mai - 01.Mai.2019
Old Masters, Lot 7
01.Mai - 01.Mai.2019
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
signed and dated 'IOHANNES · SANDERS · / DE · HEMESSEN · / PINGEBAT / 1532' (lower center, at the edge of the table)
oil on panel
43 ¾ x 50 3/8 in. (111.1 x 127.9 cm.)
(Probably) acquired by Alexander William Crawford Lindsay, 25th Earl of Crawford and 8th Earl of Balcarres (1812-1880), and by inherence at Haigh Hall, Wigan, Lancashire and elsewhere to | Mary, Countess of Crawford and Balcarres (1903-1994); Christie’s, London, 6 July 1984, lot 106, where acquired by the present owner.
oil on panel
43 ¾ x 50 3/8 in. (111.1 x 127.9 cm.)
(Probably) acquired by Alexander William Crawford Lindsay, 25th Earl of Crawford and 8th Earl of Balcarres (1812-1880), and by inherence at Haigh Hall, Wigan, Lancashire and elsewhere to | Mary, Countess of Crawford and Balcarres (1903-1994); Christie’s, London, 6 July 1984, lot 106, where acquired by the present owner.
A top price for Jan Sanders van Hemessen
In May 2019 Christies in New York held the auction Old Masters, which included the work Double Portrait Of A Husband And Wife, Half-Length, Seated At A Table, Playing Tables by Jan Sanders van Hemessen. The »bidding war« ended at USD 10,036,000.00 (€ 9,001,704.19), 67% above the upper estimate. This high result makes Double Portrait Of A Husband And Wife, Half-Length, Seated At A Table, Playing Tables the most expensive artwork by Jan Sanders van Hemessen that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Jan Sanders van Hemessen
Im Mai 2019 führte Christies in New York die Auktion Old Masters durch, in der auch die Arbeit Double Portrait Of A Husband And Wife, Half-Length, Seated At A Table, Playing Tables von Jan Sanders van Hemessen zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 10.036.000,00 (€ 9.001.704,19) und damit 67% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Double Portrait Of A Husband And Wife, Half-Length, Seated At A Table, Playing Tables zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Jan Sanders van Hemessen, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Jan Sanders van Hemessen - Auction history
