Jan van Bijlert
A shepherd cutting a reed flute
Found at
Christies,
New York
Important Old Master Paintings and Sculpture, Lot 270
28. Jan - 28. Jan 2009
Important Old Master Paintings and Sculpture, Lot 270
28. Jan - 28. Jan 2009
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 USD
Price realised: 37.500 USD
Price realised: 37.500 USD
Description
Jan van Bijlert Utrecht 1603-1671
A shepherd cutting a reed flute
signed 'J. Bÿlert f.' (upper left)
oil on canvas
29¼ x 24¼ in. 74.3 x 61.6 cm.
A shepherd cutting a reed flute
signed 'J. Bÿlert f.' (upper left)
oil on canvas
29¼ x 24¼ in. 74.3 x 61.6 cm.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 25 %.
The work A shepherd cutting a reed flute by Jan van Bijlert was auctioned at Christies in New York in January 2009. It achieved a price of USD 37,500.00 (€ 29,287.72), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 25%. Admittedly, works by Jan van Bijlert have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Portrait of a young boy, full-length, in an embroidered yellow dress and white lace collar and cuffs, a cane in his left hand, proferring a biscuit to a dog begging on a table, before a red curtain in January 2007 with an auction result of GBP 131,200.00 (€ 197,950.70).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 25 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit A shepherd cutting a reed flute von Jan van Bijlert kam im Januar 2009 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 37.500,00 (€ 29.287,72) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 25%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Jan van Bijlert auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Portrait of a young boy, full-length, in an embroidered yellow dress and white lace collar and cuffs, a cane in his left hand, proferring a biscuit to a dog begging on a table, before a red curtain im Januar 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 131.200,00 (€ 197.950,70).
Jan van Bijlert - Auction history
Other artists in this auction
