Joris Hoefnagel
A naked savage wearing gold earrings with two figures draped in feathered capes holding a staff with feathers and a parrot: Allegory of America
Found at
Christies,
New York
Old Master & 19th Century Drawings including Works on Paper, Lot 85
22. Jan - 22. Jan 2003
Old Master & 19th Century Drawings including Works on Paper, Lot 85
22. Jan - 22. Jan 2003
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 USD
Price realised: 77.675 USD
Price realised: 77.675 USD
Description
Joris Hoefnagel (? 1542-1601)
A naked savage wearing gold earrings with two figures draped in feathered capes holding a staff with feathers and a parrot: Allegory of America
bodycolor heightened with gold on vellum, in inscribed ovals
5 5/8 x 7¾ in. (142 x 198 mm.)
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A naked savage wearing gold earrings with two figures draped in feathered capes holding a staff with feathers and a parrot: Allegory of America
bodycolor heightened with gold on vellum, in inscribed ovals
5 5/8 x 7¾ in. (142 x 198 mm.)
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Artwork auctioned at five times the upper estimate price
The work A naked savage wearing gold earrings with two figures draped in feathered capes holding a staff with feathers and a parrot: Allegory of America by Joris Hoefnagel was worth USD 77,675.00 (€ 72,329.83) to a buyer in January 2003. This price was achieved in the auction Old Master & 19th Century Drawings including Works on Paper at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 15,000.00 many times over. Admittedly, works by Joris Hoefnagel have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work A village festival with elegantly dressed figures in procession, a river and tower beyond in December 2012 with an auction result of GBP 481,250.00 (€ 593,514.90).
Kunstwerk zum Fünffachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit A naked savage wearing gold earrings with two figures draped in feathered capes holding a staff with feathers and a parrot: Allegory of America von Joris Hoefnagel war einem Käufer im Januar 2003 USD 77.675,00 (€ 72.329,83) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Old Master & 19th Century Drawings including Works on Paper bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 15.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Joris Hoefnagel auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit A village festival with elegantly dressed figures in procession, a river and tower beyond im Dezember 2012 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 481.250,00 (€ 593.514,90).
Joris Hoefnagel - Auction history
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