Philippe de Champaigne

The Holy Family with a Sparrow

Found at Christies, New York
Old Master Paintings, Lot 33
6. Jun - 6. Jun 2012
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 USD
Price realised: 578.500 USD
Philippe de Champaigne (Brussels 1602-1674 Paris)
The Holy Family with a Sparrow
oil and gold on panel laid down on board
9¾ x 7½ in. (24.7 x 19 cm.)

A top price for Philippe de Champaigne

This artwork by Philippe de Champaigne achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in June 2012. In the Old Master Paintings auction, the work The Holy Family with a Sparrow sold for USD 578,500.00 (€ 456,662.46) - well above the upper estimate of USD 300,000.00. This high result makes The Holy Family with a Sparrow the most expensive artwork by Philippe de Champaigne that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Philippe de Champaigne

Dieses Kunstwerk von Philippe de Champaigne erzielte im Juni 2012 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master Paintings wurde die Arbeit The Holy Family with a Sparrow für USD 578.500,00 (€ 456.662,46) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 300.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The Holy Family with a Sparrow zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Philippe de Champaigne, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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