Joannes Fijt
A hunting still life of a hare, partridges, snipes and other birds, together with three spaniels, a hooded falcon, a rifle and a game-bag and belt in a hilly landscape
Found at
Christies,
Amsterdam
40th Anniversary Sale, Lot 78
20. Nov - 20. Nov 2012
40th Anniversary Sale, Lot 78
20. Nov - 20. Nov 2012
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Joannes Fijt (Antwerp 1611-1661)
A hunting still life of a hare, partridges, snipes and other birds, together with three spaniels, a hooded falcon, a rifle and a game-bag and belt in a hilly landscape
signed and dated '· Joannes · Fyt · I658 ·' (lower centre)
oil on canvas
114 x 160 cm.
- with Robert Finck, Brussels, by 1956, where purchased by the present owners.
A hunting still life of a hare, partridges, snipes and other birds, together with three spaniels, a hooded falcon, a rifle and a game-bag and belt in a hilly landscape
signed and dated '· Joannes · Fyt · I658 ·' (lower centre)
oil on canvas
114 x 160 cm.
- with Robert Finck, Brussels, by 1956, where purchased by the present owners.
A top price for Jan Fijt
When the work A hunting still life of a hare, partridges, snipes and other birds, together with three spaniels, a hooded falcon, a rifle and a game-bag and belt in a hilly landscape by Jan Fijt was auctioned at Christies in Amsterdam in November 2012, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at - in retrospect quite modest - EUR 80,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at EUR 265,000.00. This high result makes A hunting still life of a hare, partridges, snipes and other birds, together with three spaniels, a hooded falcon, a rifle and a game-bag and belt in a hilly landscape the most expensive artwork by Jan Fijt that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Jan Fijt
Als die Arbeit A hunting still life of a hare, partridges, snipes and other birds, together with three spaniels, a hooded falcon, a rifle and a game-bag and belt in a hilly landscape von Jan Fijt im November 2012 bei Christies in Amsterdam versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – EUR 80.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit EUR 265.000,00 mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht A hunting still life of a hare, partridges, snipes and other birds, together with three spaniels, a hooded falcon, a rifle and a game-bag and belt in a hilly landscape zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Jan Fijt, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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