Martin Mytens
Esther swooning before Ahasuerus
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 GBP
Price realised: 21.500 GBP
Price realised: 21.500 GBP
Description
Esther swooning before Ahasuerus
oil on canvas
233.1 x 170.1cm (91 3/4 x 66 15/16in).
Sale, Christie's, London, 11 December 1987, lot 27 (as The Property of a Gentleman) | With Kensington Fine Arts, London, 1988, where purchased by the present owner
oil on canvas
233.1 x 170.1cm (91 3/4 x 66 15/16in).
Sale, Christie's, London, 11 December 1987, lot 27 (as The Property of a Gentleman) | With Kensington Fine Arts, London, 1988, where purchased by the present owner
A top price for Martin Mijtens I
The work Esther swooning before Ahasuerus by Martin Mijtens I was auctioned at Bonhams in London in December 2021. It achieved a price of GBP 21,500.00 (€ 25,644.99), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 19%. With this result, Esther swooning before Ahasuerus is even the most expensive work of art by Martin Mijtens I that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Martin Mijtens I
Die Arbeit Esther swooning before Ahasuerus von Martin Mijtens I kam im Dezember 2021 bei Bonhams in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 21.500,00 (€ 25.644,99) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 19%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Esther swooning before Ahasuerus sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Martin Mijtens I, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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