The Master Of The Magdalene Legend
Virgin And Child
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Important Old Master Paintings and Sculpture, Lot 251
28. Jan - 28. Jan 2010
Important Old Master Paintings and Sculpture, Lot 251
28. Jan - 28. Jan 2010
Estimate: 70.000 - 90.000 USD
Price realised: 134.500 USD
Price realised: 134.500 USD
Description
The Master of the Magdalene Legend
ACTIVE PROBABLY IN BRUSSELS CIRCA 1483 - AFTER 1520
VIRGIN AND CHILD
oil on oak panel, gold ground, curved top, in an engaged frame
6 1/4 by 4 in.; 16 by 10.3 cm.
ACTIVE PROBABLY IN BRUSSELS CIRCA 1483 - AFTER 1520
VIRGIN AND CHILD
oil on oak panel, gold ground, curved top, in an engaged frame
6 1/4 by 4 in.; 16 by 10.3 cm.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 49 %.
The work Virgin And Child by The Master of the Magdalene Legend was sold in the Important Old Master Paintings and Sculpture auction at Sothebys in New York in January 2010. The »bidding war« ended at USD 134,500.00 (€ 96,971.88), 49% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by The Master of the Magdalene Legend - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work A triptych: central panel: The Virgin and Child with Saint Francis of Assisi; the wings: Saints Jerome and Gregory the Great with a donor, and Saint Catherine with a donatrix; the outer faces: The Adoration of the Magi in a sculpted niche, en grisail, which sold at auction in July 2011 for GBP 301,250.0
Oberer Schätzpreis um 49 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Virgin And Child von The Master of the Magdalene Legend wurde im Januar 2010 in der Auktion Important Old Master Paintings and Sculpture bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 134.500,00 (€ 96.971,88) und damit 49% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von The Master of the Magdalene Legend mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit A triptych: central panel: The Virgin and Child with Saint Francis of Assisi; the wings: Saints Jerome and Gregory the Great with a donor, and Saint Catherine with a donatrix; the outer faces: The Adoration of the Magi in a sculpted niche, en grisail beobachtet, die im Juli 2011 für GBP 301.250,00 (€ 345.729,44) versteigert wurde.
The Master of the Magdalene Legend - Auction history
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