Michael Sweerts

The Artist’s Studio with a Seamstress

Found at Christies, London
Old Masters Part I, Lot 6
6. Jul - 6. Jul 2023
Estimate: 2.000.000 - 3.000.000 GBP
Price realised: 12.615.000 GBP
MICHAEL SWEERTS (BRUSSELS 1618-1664 GOA)
The Artist’s Studio with a Seamstress
signed and inscribed 'Michael Sweerts / Roma' (lower left, on the paper)
oil on canvas, unlined
31 3/8 x 42 ¾ in. (79.5 x 108.4 cm.)

A top price for Michiel Sweerts

The work The Artist’s Studio with a Seamstress by Michiel Sweerts was worth GBP 12,615,000.00 (€ 14,717,881.58) to a buyer in July this year. This price was achieved in the auction Old Masters Part I at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 3,000,000.00 many times over. This high result makes The Artist’s Studio with a Seamstress the most expensive artwork by Michiel Sweerts that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Michiel Sweerts

Die Arbeit The Artist’s Studio with a Seamstress von Michiel Sweerts war einem Käufer im Juli diesen Jahres GBP 12.615.000,00 (€ 14.717.881,58) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Old Masters Part I bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 3.000.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The Artist’s Studio with a Seamstress zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Michiel Sweerts, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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