Melchior d'Hondecoeter
A peacock, a peahen, a monkey and other birds on a terrace
Found at
Christies,
New York
Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolors Part I, Lot 25
26. Jan - 26. Jan 2011
Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolors Part I, Lot 25
26. Jan - 26. Jan 2011
Estimate: 400.000 - 600.000 USD
Price realised: 1.650.500 USD
Price realised: 1.650.500 USD
Description
Melchior d'Hondecoeter (Utrecht 1636-1695 Amsterdam)
A peacock, a peahen, a monkey and other birds on a terrace
indistinctly signed (lower left)
oil on canvas
55½ x 67¾ in. (141 x 172.1 cm.)
A peacock, a peahen, a monkey and other birds on a terrace
indistinctly signed (lower left)
oil on canvas
55½ x 67¾ in. (141 x 172.1 cm.)
A top price for Melchior d'Hondecoeter
This artwork by Melchior d'Hondecoeter achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in January 2011. In the Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolors Part I auction, the work A peacock, a peahen, a monkey and other birds on a terrace sold for USD 1,650,500.00 (€ 1,203,426.90) - well above the upper estimate of USD 600,000.00. This high result makes A peacock, a peahen, a monkey and other birds on a terrace the most expensive artwork by Melchior d'Hondecoeter that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Melchior d'Hondecoeter
Dieses Kunstwerk von Melchior d'Hondecoeter erzielte im Januar 2011 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolors Part I wurde die Arbeit A peacock, a peahen, a monkey and other birds on a terrace für USD 1.650.500,00 (€ 1.203.426,90) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 600.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht A peacock, a peahen, a monkey and other birds on a terrace zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Melchior d'Hondecoeter, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Melchior d'Hondecoeter - Auction history
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