Pieter Huys
The Temptation Of St. Anthony
Estimate: 50.000 - 70.000 USD
Price realised: 206.500 USD
Price realised: 206.500 USD
Description
Pieter Huys
ANTWERP CIRCA 1520 - CIRCA 1584
THE TEMPTATION OF ST. ANTHONY
oil on panel
17 3/4 by 24 1/2 in.; 45 by 62 cm.
Ursiaz, Andalusia, by the mid 19 th century, and thence by descent to the present owner.
ANTWERP CIRCA 1520 - CIRCA 1584
THE TEMPTATION OF ST. ANTHONY
oil on panel
17 3/4 by 24 1/2 in.; 45 by 62 cm.
Ursiaz, Andalusia, by the mid 19 th century, and thence by descent to the present owner.
A top price for Pieter Huys
This artwork by Pieter Huys achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in June 2011. In the Old Master Paintings auction, the work The Temptation Of St. Anthony sold for USD 206,500.00 (€ 142,188.25) - well above the upper estimate of USD 70,000.00. This high result makes The Temptation Of St. Anthony the most expensive artwork by Pieter Huys that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Pieter Huys
Dieses Kunstwerk von Pieter Huys erzielte im Juni 2011 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master Paintings wurde die Arbeit The Temptation Of St. Anthony für USD 206.500,00 (€ 142.188,25) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 70.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The Temptation Of St. Anthony zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Pieter Huys, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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