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- Portrait Of A Bearded Gentleman, Aged 34, Before An Extensive Landscape
Jan Sanders van Hemessen
Portrait Of A Bearded Gentleman, Aged 34, Before An Extensive Landscape
Estimate: 800.000 - 1.200.000 GBP
Price realised: 1.762.500 GBP
Price realised: 1.762.500 GBP
Description
Jan Sanders van Hemessen
HEMESSEN CIRCA 1504 - 1556 ANTWERP
PORTRAIT OF A BEARDED GENTLEMAN, AGED 34, BEFORE AN EXTENSIVE LANDSCAPE
inscribed on the card: AETATIS SVAE 34/ FORTVNE/ LE VEVLT
stamped on versowith the royal insignia of William, Prince of Orange (1792–1849)
inventory number 178 etched into the reverse
oil on panel
William, Prince of Orange, later King William II of the Netherlands (1792–1849); | Probably Henry Richard Greville, 3rd Earl of Warwick (1779–1853); | Francis Richard Charles Greville, 5th Earl of Warwick (1853–1924); | Thence by descent.
HEMESSEN CIRCA 1504 - 1556 ANTWERP
PORTRAIT OF A BEARDED GENTLEMAN, AGED 34, BEFORE AN EXTENSIVE LANDSCAPE
inscribed on the card: AETATIS SVAE 34/ FORTVNE/ LE VEVLT
stamped on versowith the royal insignia of William, Prince of Orange (1792–1849)
inventory number 178 etched into the reverse
oil on panel
William, Prince of Orange, later King William II of the Netherlands (1792–1849); | Probably Henry Richard Greville, 3rd Earl of Warwick (1779–1853); | Francis Richard Charles Greville, 5th Earl of Warwick (1853–1924); | Thence by descent.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 47 %.
The work Portrait Of A Bearded Gentleman, Aged 34, Before An Extensive Landscape by Jan Sanders van Hemessen was sold in the Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale auction at Sothebys in London in July 2014. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 1,762,500.00 (€ 2,223,066.65), 47% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Jan Sanders van Hemessen have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Double Portrait Of A Husband And Wife, Half-Length, Seated At A Table, Playing Tables in May 2019 with an auction result of USD 10,036,000.00 (€ 9,001,704.19).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 47 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Portrait Of A Bearded Gentleman, Aged 34, Before An Extensive Landscape von Jan Sanders van Hemessen wurde im Juli 2014 in der Auktion Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 1.762.500,00 (€ 2.223.066,65) und damit 47% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Jan Sanders van Hemessen auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Double Portrait Of A Husband And Wife, Half-Length, Seated At A Table, Playing Tables im Mai 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 10.036.000,00 (€ 9.001.704,19).