Jan Verkade
Herinnering, Fiesole - Reminiscence, Fiesole
Found at
Christies,
Amsterdam
Twentieth Century Art including Belgian Art and, Lot 247
4. Dec - 4. Dec 2001
Twentieth Century Art including Belgian Art and, Lot 247
4. Dec - 4. Dec 2001
Estimate: 45.000 - 70.000 EUR
Price realised: 248.750 EUR
Price realised: 248.750 EUR
Description
Jan Verkade (Dutch, 1868-1946)
Herinnering, Fiesole - Reminiscence, Fiesole
signed and dated 'Jan Verkade 93' (lower left), and signed and dated again (on the reverse), and signed and dated again and inscribed with title 'Jan Verkade/Herinnering Fiesole 93' (on a label on the reverse)
oil on canvas laid down on panel
35 x 26 cm.
Herinnering, Fiesole - Reminiscence, Fiesole
signed and dated 'Jan Verkade 93' (lower left), and signed and dated again (on the reverse), and signed and dated again and inscribed with title 'Jan Verkade/Herinnering Fiesole 93' (on a label on the reverse)
oil on canvas laid down on panel
35 x 26 cm.
A top price for Jan Verkade
When the work Herinnering, Fiesole - Reminiscence, Fiesole by Jan Verkade was auctioned at Christies in Amsterdam in December 2001, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at - in retrospect quite modest - EUR 70,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at EUR 248,750.00. This high result makes Herinnering, Fiesole - Reminiscence, Fiesole the most expensive artwork by Jan Verkade that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Jan Verkade
Als die Arbeit Herinnering, Fiesole - Reminiscence, Fiesole von Jan Verkade im Dezember 2001 bei Christies in Amsterdam versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – EUR 70.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit EUR 248.750,00 mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Herinnering, Fiesole - Reminiscence, Fiesole zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Jan Verkade, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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