The Master Of The Female Half-Lengths
A Young Lady Playing A Lute
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Master Paintings, Lot 23
22. May - 22. May 2019
Master Paintings, Lot 23
22. May - 22. May 2019
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Property Restituted to the Heirs of Ralph von Klemperer
THE MASTER OF THE FEMALE HALF-LENGTHS
(Active in Antwerp during the first half of the 16th Century)
A YOUNG LADY PLAYING A LUTE
oil on oak panel
14⅝ by 9⅞ in.; 37.2 by 25.2 cm.
Baron von der Ropp, Schadow Castle, Courland; | His sale, Cologne, Heberle, 11 November 1890, lot 41 (as by Hans Sebald Lautensack); | Consul Eduard F. Weber (1830–1907), Galerie Weber, Hamburg; | His deceased sale (Galerie Weber), Berlin, Lepke, 20 February 1912, lot 96 (as the Master of the Female Half-lengths), for 13.500 marks to Gustav von Klemperer; | Ralph von Klemperer (1884–1956), Dresden, by 1934 and until 1937; | Acquired by the Rh
THE MASTER OF THE FEMALE HALF-LENGTHS
(Active in Antwerp during the first half of the 16th Century)
A YOUNG LADY PLAYING A LUTE
oil on oak panel
14⅝ by 9⅞ in.; 37.2 by 25.2 cm.
Baron von der Ropp, Schadow Castle, Courland; | His sale, Cologne, Heberle, 11 November 1890, lot 41 (as by Hans Sebald Lautensack); | Consul Eduard F. Weber (1830–1907), Galerie Weber, Hamburg; | His deceased sale (Galerie Weber), Berlin, Lepke, 20 February 1912, lot 96 (as the Master of the Female Half-lengths), for 13.500 marks to Gustav von Klemperer; | Ralph von Klemperer (1884–1956), Dresden, by 1934 and until 1937; | Acquired by the Rh
Upper estimate price exceeded by 58 %.
The work A Young Lady Playing A Lute by The Master Of The Female Half-Lengths was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in May 2019. It achieved a price of USD 237,500.00 (€ 213,023.59), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 58%. Admittedly, works by The Master Of The Female Half-Lengths have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Mary Magdalene Holding The Unguent Jar in July 2014 with an auction result of GBP 866,500.00 (€ 1,092,928.94).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 58 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit A Young Lady Playing A Lute von The Master Of The Female Half-Lengths kam im Mai 2019 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 237.500,00 (€ 213.023,59) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 58%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von The Master Of The Female Half-Lengths auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Mary Magdalene Holding The Unguent Jar im Juli 2014 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 866.500,00 (€ 1.092.928,94).
The Master Of The Female Half-Lengths - Auction history
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