Kees Van Dongen
La Quiétude
Found at
Christies,
Amsterdam
Masterpieces from the Collection of Sam Josefowitz: A Lifetime of Discovery and Scholarship, Lot 9
13. Oct - 13. Oct 2023
Masterpieces from the Collection of Sam Josefowitz: A Lifetime of Discovery and Scholarship, Lot 9
13. Oct - 13. Oct 2023
Estimate: 3.000.000 - 5.000.000 GBP
Price realised: 10.775.000 GBP
Price realised: 10.775.000 GBP
Description
This work will be included in the forthcoming Van Dongen Digital Catalogue Raisonné, currently being prepared under the sponsorship of the Wildenstein Plattner Institute, Inc.
- Paul Poiret, Paris, by whom acquired dir
- Paul Poiret, Paris, by whom acquired dir
A top price for Kees van Dongen
This artwork by Kees van Dongen achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Amsterdam in October this year. In the Masterpieces from the Collection of Sam Josefowitz: A Lifetime of Discovery and Scholarship auction, the work La Quiétude sold for GBP 10,775,000.00 (€ 12,372,693.51) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 5,000,000.00. This high result makes La Quiétude the most expensive artwork by Kees van Dongen that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Kees van Dongen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Kees van Dongen erzielte im Oktober diesen Jahres bei Christies in Amsterdam einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Masterpieces from the Collection of Sam Josefowitz: A Lifetime of Discovery and Scholarship wurde die Arbeit La Quiétude für GBP 10.775.000,00 (€ 12.372.693,51) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 5.000.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht La Quiétude zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Kees van Dongen, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Kees van Dongen - Auction history
