Martinus de la Court

A wooded landscape with satyrs and a nymph dancing

Found at Christies, London
Old Master Pictures, Lot 40
14. Sep - 14. Sep 2005
Estimate: 600 - 800 GBP
Price realised: 1.560 GBP
Martinus de la Court (Brussels 1600-1710)
A wooded landscape with satyrs and a nymph dancing
signed 'M. de la Court' (lower right)
oil on panel
11¾ x 14 in. (29.8 x 35.5 cm.)

Upper estimate price exceeded by 95 %.

This artwork by Martinus de la Court achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in September 2005. In the Old Master Pictures auction, the work A wooded landscape with satyrs and a nymph dancing sold for GBP 1,560.00 (€ 2,289.41) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 800.00. Admittedly, works by Martinus de la Court have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Portrait of a nobleman, of the Asch van Wijck family, three-quarter-length, in a golden 'Japansche rock' and wig, seated by a balustrade, a mansion in the distance; and Portrait of an elegant lady, of the Asch van Wijck family, three-quarter-length, in April 2007 with an auction result of EUR 10,800.00.

Oberer Schätzpreis um 95 % übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Martinus de la Court erzielte im September 2005 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master Pictures wurde die Arbeit A wooded landscape with satyrs and a nymph dancing für GBP 1.560,00 (€ 2.289,41) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 800,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Martinus de la Court auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Portrait of a nobleman, of the Asch van Wijck family, three-quarter-length, in a golden 'Japansche rock' and wig, seated by a balustrade, a mansion in the distance; and Portrait of an elegant lady, of the Asch van Wijck family, three-quarter-length, im April 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 10.800,00.

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