Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
Portrait of a lady, aged 62, perhaps Aeltje Pietersdr. Uylenburgh, wife of Johannes Cornelisz. Sylvius, half-length, in black costume and a cap and collar
Estimate: 4.000.000 - 6.000.000 GBP
Price realised: 19.803.750 GBP
Price realised: 19.803.750 GBP
Description
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Leiden 1606-69 Amsterdam)
Portrait of a lady, aged 62, perhaps Aeltje Pietersdr. Uylenburgh, wife of Johannes Cornelisz. Sylvius, half-length, in black costume and a cap and collar
signed and dated 'RHL van Ryn 1632' (RHL in monogram, upper right), and inscribed 'æ/62' (æ linked, upper left)
oil on panel, oval
29 x 22 in. (73.7 x 55.8 cm.)
Portrait of a lady, aged 62, perhaps Aeltje Pietersdr. Uylenburgh, wife of Johannes Cornelisz. Sylvius, half-length, in black costume and a cap and collar
signed and dated 'RHL van Ryn 1632' (RHL in monogram, upper right), and inscribed 'æ/62' (æ linked, upper left)
oil on panel, oval
29 x 22 in. (73.7 x 55.8 cm.)
A top price for Rembrandt van Rijn
The work Portrait of a lady, aged 62, perhaps Aeltje Pietersdr. Uylenburgh, wife of Johannes Cornelisz. Sylvius, half-length, in black costume and a cap and collar by Rembrandt van Rijn was worth GBP 19,803,750.00 (€ 31,547,196.55) to a buyer in December 2000. This price was achieved in the auction IMPORTANT OLD MASTER PICTURES at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 6,000,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Portrait of a lady, aged 62, perhaps Aeltje Pietersdr. Uylenburgh, wife of Johannes Cornelisz. Sylvius, half-length, in black costume and a cap and collar the most expensive artwork by Rembrandt van Rijn that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Rembrandt van Rijn
Die Arbeit Portrait of a lady, aged 62, perhaps Aeltje Pietersdr. Uylenburgh, wife of Johannes Cornelisz. Sylvius, half-length, in black costume and a cap and collar von Rembrandt van Rijn war einem Käufer im Dezember 2000 GBP 19.803.750,00 (€ 31.547.196,55) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion IMPORTANT OLD MASTER PICTURES bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 6.000.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Portrait of a lady, aged 62, perhaps Aeltje Pietersdr. Uylenburgh, wife of Johannes Cornelisz. Sylvius, half-length, in black costume and a cap and collar zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Rembrandt van Rijn, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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