Joachim Anthonisz. Wtewael

The Flight into Egypt

Found at Christies, London
Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale, Lot 12
09.Jul - 09.Jul.2015
Estimate: 200.000 - 400.000 GBP
Price realised: 482.500 GBP
signed and dated 'JOACHIM / WTE·WAEL·FECIT / 1601' (lower centre, on the rock)
oil on copper
6 1/8 x 8 ¼ in. (15.5 x 21 cm.)
(Probably) Jacques Clemens (1713-1779),canon of St Bavo’s Cathedral, Ghent; his sale (†), Maison Mortuaire, Ghent, 21 June 1779 and following days, lot 311, erroneously as on wood, measuring 6 x 8 pouches, as ‘[...] peint d’une force extraordinnaire, d’un fini préfieux & d’une grande délicatesse’. | Monsieur de Preuil, conseiller d’Etat du grand-duché de Berg; his sale, Lebrun, Paris, 28 November 1811 [=1st day], lot 12 (81 francs to Hypolite Delaroche for Segond).

Upper estimated price slightly exceeded

In July 2015 Christies in London held the auction Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale, which included the work The Flight into Egypt by Joachim Wtewael. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 482,500.00 (€ 684,022.94), 21% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Joachim Wtewael have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Mars and Venus Surprised by Vulcan in July 2012 with an auction result of GBP 4,633,250.00 (€ 5,901,515.18).

Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen

Im Juli 2015 führte Christies in London die Auktion Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit The Flight into Egypt von Joachim Wtewael zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 482.500,00 (€ 684.022,94) und damit 21% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Joachim Wtewael auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Mars and Venus Surprised by Vulcan im Juli 2012 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 4.633.250,00 (€ 5.901.515,18).

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