Louis Finson

David With The Head Of Goliath

Found at Sothebys, New York
Master Paintings & Sculpture Day Sale, Lot 465
29. Jan - 29. Jan 2016
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 USD
Price realised: 106.250 USD
Louis Finson
BRUGES CIRCA 1580 - 1617 AMSTERDAM
DAVID WITH THE HEAD OF GOLIATH
signed on the cartellino lower center: LVDOWIKVs/ FINSONIVS
oil on panel
44 1/2  by 32 1/2  in.; 113.2 by 82.7 cm.
H.H. Gann, 9 Clarence Sq., Brighton, 1923; | Anonymous sale, London, Puttick and Simpson, 26 June 1930, lot 100; | Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 9 June 1937, lot 135; | Anonymous sale ("The Property of a Lady"), London, Christie's, 30 November 1973, lot 103; | With Brian Sewell, London; | Anonymous sale ("The Property of a Lady"), London, Christie's, 16 December 1988, lot 69; | Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 7 July 2004, lot 40; | Luigi

Upper estimate price exceeded by 77 %.

This artwork by Louis Finson achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in January 2016. In the Master Paintings & Sculpture Day Sale auction, the work David With The Head Of Goliath sold for USD 106,250.00 (€ 98,089.00) - well above the upper estimate of USD 60,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Louis Finson; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot The Annunciation sold at auction in May 2019 with the realized price of USD 212,500.00 (€ 190,600.05).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 77 % übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Louis Finson erzielte im Januar 2016 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Master Paintings & Sculpture Day Sale wurde die Arbeit David With The Head Of Goliath für USD 106.250,00 (€ 98.089,00) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 60.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Louis Finson; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit The Annunciation im Mai 2019 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 212.500,00 (€ 190.600,05).

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