Johannes Wierix
The Fall of Man
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours Including Works from the Collection of Jean Bonna, Lot 84
02.Jul - 02.Jul.2019
Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours Including Works from the Collection of Jean Bonna, Lot 84
02.Jul - 02.Jul.2019
Estimate: 25.000 - 35.000 GBP
Price realised: 50.000 GBP
Price realised: 50.000 GBP
Description
with inscription 'Jurgen [/] Savonit' (verso)
pen and brown ink on vellum
3 ½ x 4 5/8 in. (9 x 11.9 cm)
Possibly Adalbert von Lanna (1836-1909), Prague. | Paul J. Sachs (1878-1965), Cambridge, Massachusetts (L. 2091). | Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 21-22 November 1989, lot 2. | with Richard Day, London.
pen and brown ink on vellum
3 ½ x 4 5/8 in. (9 x 11.9 cm)
Possibly Adalbert von Lanna (1836-1909), Prague. | Paul J. Sachs (1878-1965), Cambridge, Massachusetts (L. 2091). | Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 21-22 November 1989, lot 2. | with Richard Day, London.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 43 %.
In July 2019 Christies in London held the auction Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours Including Works from the Collection of Jean Bonna, which included the work The Fall of Man by Jan Wierix. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 50,000.00 (€ 54,896.68), 43% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Jan Wierix have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Creation and Early History of Man in twenty scenes in January this year with an auction result of USD 403,200.00 (€ 371,339.10).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 43 % übertroffen
Im Juli 2019 führte Christies in London die Auktion Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours Including Works from the Collection of Jean Bonna durch, in der auch die Arbeit The Fall of Man von Jan Wierix zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 50.000,00 (€ 54.896,68) und damit 43% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Jan Wierix auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Creation and Early History of Man in twenty scenes im Januar diesen Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 403.200,00 (€ 371.339,10).
Jan Wierix - Auction history
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