Pieter Holsteyn the Elder
A Sheet Of Studies Of Butterflies, Moths And Beetles, Including A Blue Rhinoceros Beetle And A Grasshopper
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Master Drawings, Lot 15
9. Jul - 9. Jul 2008
Old Master Drawings, Lot 15
9. Jul - 9. Jul 2008
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Pieter Holsteyn the Elder
HAARLEM CIRCA 1580/90 - 1662
A SHEET OF STUDIES OF BUTTERFLIES, MOTHS AND BEETLES, INCLUDING A BLUE RHINOCEROS BEETLE AND A GRASSHOPPER
Gouache and grey wash, with touches of gum arabic, on vellum, within parital black ink framing lines;
signed in grey ink: PHolsteÿn fecit;
bears two old labels on reverse of frame, inscribed: Penige Europiso [?], Capellen/en Forme X and P:Holsteyn Fecit/1610
177 by 301 mm
HAARLEM CIRCA 1580/90 - 1662
A SHEET OF STUDIES OF BUTTERFLIES, MOTHS AND BEETLES, INCLUDING A BLUE RHINOCEROS BEETLE AND A GRASSHOPPER
Gouache and grey wash, with touches of gum arabic, on vellum, within parital black ink framing lines;
signed in grey ink: PHolsteÿn fecit;
bears two old labels on reverse of frame, inscribed: Penige Europiso [?], Capellen/en Forme X and P:Holsteyn Fecit/1610
177 by 301 mm
A top price for Pieter Holsteyn the Elder
When the work A Sheet Of Studies Of Butterflies, Moths And Beetles, Including A Blue Rhinoceros Beetle And A Grasshopper by Pieter Holsteyn the Elder was auctioned at Sothebys in London in July 2008, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 9,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than seven times as high at GBP 63,650.00 (€ 80,868.04). This high result makes A Sheet Of Studies Of Butterflies, Moths And Beetles, Including A Blue Rhinoceros Beetle And A Grasshopper the most expensive artwork by Pieter Holsteyn the Elder that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Pieter Holsteyn the Elder
Als die Arbeit A Sheet Of Studies Of Butterflies, Moths And Beetles, Including A Blue Rhinoceros Beetle And A Grasshopper von Pieter Holsteyn the Elder im Juli 2008 bei Sothebys in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 9.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 63.650,00 (€ 80.868,04) mehr als siebenmal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht A Sheet Of Studies Of Butterflies, Moths And Beetles, Including A Blue Rhinoceros Beetle And A Grasshopper zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Pieter Holsteyn the Elder, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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