Jan Worst
View of the Ponte Rotto in Rome (recto); View of the Ponte dei Quattro Capi or Ponte Fabricio over the Tiber (verso)
Found at
Christies,
London
The I.Q. van Regteren Altena Collection. Part I, Lot 62
10. Jul - 10. Jul 2014
The I.Q. van Regteren Altena Collection. Part I, Lot 62
10. Jul - 10. Jul 2014
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 GBP
Price realised: 68.500 GBP
Price realised: 68.500 GBP
Description
Jan Worst (Amsterdam active 1655-1686)
View of the Ponte Rotto in Rome (recto); View of the Ponte dei Quattro Capi or Ponte Fabricio over the Tiber (verso)
with monogram 'JA' (on the rocks in the centre) and with inscription 'Asselijn fe.'
black chalk, grey wash, point of the brush and black ink, black ink framing lines (recto); traces of black chalk, pen and black ink, grey-brown wash (verso), watermark shield with running man in profile holding trefoil
15 ¼ x 20 ¾ in. (38.5 x 52.5 cm.)
View of the Ponte Rotto in Rome (recto); View of the Ponte dei Quattro Capi or Ponte Fabricio over the Tiber (verso)
with monogram 'JA' (on the rocks in the centre) and with inscription 'Asselijn fe.'
black chalk, grey wash, point of the brush and black ink, black ink framing lines (recto); traces of black chalk, pen and black ink, grey-brown wash (verso), watermark shield with running man in profile holding trefoil
15 ¼ x 20 ¾ in. (38.5 x 52.5 cm.)
A top price for Jan Worst
When the work View of the Ponte Rotto in Rome (recto); View of the Ponte dei Quattro Capi or Ponte Fabricio over the Tiber (verso) by Jan Worst was auctioned at Christies in London in July 2014, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 20,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 68,500.00 (€ 86,400.04). This high result makes View of the Ponte Rotto in Rome (recto); View of the Ponte dei Quattro Capi or Ponte Fabricio over the Tiber (verso) the most expensive artwork by Jan Worst that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Jan Worst
Als die Arbeit View of the Ponte Rotto in Rome (recto); View of the Ponte dei Quattro Capi or Ponte Fabricio over the Tiber (verso) von Jan Worst im Juli 2014 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 20.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 68.500,00 (€ 86.400,04) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht View of the Ponte Rotto in Rome (recto); View of the Ponte dei Quattro Capi or Ponte Fabricio over the Tiber (verso) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Jan Worst, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Jan Worst - Auction history
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