Jan van Huysum
Green grapes on the vine with morning glory, pink and white hollyhocks, a red opium poppy, a walnut, hazelnuts, a split melon, a pomegranate, black grapes, redcurrants, raspberries, greengage plums and other fruit with a wicker basket of black cherri
Estimate: 2.000.000 - 3.000.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.760.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.760.000 GBP
Description
Jan van Huysum (Amsterdam 1682-1749)
Green grapes on the vine with morning glory, pink and white hollyhocks, a red opium poppy, a walnut, hazelnuts, a split melon, a pomegranate, black grapes, redcurrants, raspberries, greengage plums and other fruit with a wicker basket of black cherries, a melon, plums and apricots on a marble ledge by a fluted column, with a Red Admiral butterfly, a Cabbage White butterfly, a Small Tortoiseshell butterfly, yellow meadow ants, a fly and other insects, a landscape with birch trees beyond
signed and dated 'Jan Van Huysum fecit 1731' (lower centre, on the ledge, the last 'u' hidden by a trompe l'oeil convolvulus flower)
oil on panel
31½ x 23¾ in. (80 x 60.3 cm.)
Green grapes on the vine with morning glory, pink and white hollyhocks, a red opium poppy, a walnut, hazelnuts, a split melon, a pomegranate, black grapes, redcurrants, raspberries, greengage plums and other fruit with a wicker basket of black cherries, a melon, plums and apricots on a marble ledge by a fluted column, with a Red Admiral butterfly, a Cabbage White butterfly, a Small Tortoiseshell butterfly, yellow meadow ants, a fly and other insects, a landscape with birch trees beyond
signed and dated 'Jan Van Huysum fecit 1731' (lower centre, on the ledge, the last 'u' hidden by a trompe l'oeil convolvulus flower)
oil on panel
31½ x 23¾ in. (80 x 60.3 cm.)
A top price for Jan van Huysum
The work Green grapes on the vine with morning glory, pink and white hollyhocks, a red opium poppy, a walnut, hazelnuts, a split melon, a pomegranate, black grapes, redcurrants, raspberries, greengage plums and other fruit with a wicker basket of black cherri by Jan van Huysum was auctioned at Christies in London in July 2005. It achieved a price of GBP 3,760,000.00 (€ 5,453,844.50), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 25%. With this result, Green grapes on the vine with morning glory, pink and white hollyhocks, a red opium poppy, a walnut, hazelnuts, a split melon, a pomegranate, black grapes, redcurrants, raspberries, greengage plums and other fruit with a wicker basket of black cherri is even the most expensive work of art by Jan van Huysum that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Jan van Huysum
Die Arbeit Green grapes on the vine with morning glory, pink and white hollyhocks, a red opium poppy, a walnut, hazelnuts, a split melon, a pomegranate, black grapes, redcurrants, raspberries, greengage plums and other fruit with a wicker basket of black cherri von Jan van Huysum kam im Juli 2005 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 3.760.000,00 (€ 5.453.844,50) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 25%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Green grapes on the vine with morning glory, pink and white hollyhocks, a red opium poppy, a walnut, hazelnuts, a split melon, a pomegranate, black grapes, redcurrants, raspberries, greengage plums and other fruit with a wicker basket of black cherri sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Jan van Huysum, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Jan van Huysum - Auction history
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