Willem Drost - Portrait of the artist as Saint John the Evangelist

Willem Drost

Portrait of the artist as Saint John the Evangelist

Found at Christies, London
Old Master Pictures, Lot 34
9. Jul - 9. Jul 2003
Estimate: 120.000 - 180.000 GBP
Price realised: 453.250 GBP
Description
Willem Drost (Amsterdam 1633-1659 Venice)
Portrait of the artist as Saint John the Evangelist
oil on canvas
31 7/8 x 28 in. (81 x 71.1 cm.)
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Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%

This artwork by Willem Drost achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in July 2003. In the Old Master Pictures auction, the work Portrait of the artist as Saint John the Evangelist sold for GBP 453,250.00 (€ 592,428.31) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 180,000.00. Admittedly, works by Willem Drost have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Flora in January 2017 with an auction result of USD 4,625,000.00 (€ 4,284,787.85).

Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Willem Drost erzielte im Juli 2003 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master Pictures wurde die Arbeit Portrait of the artist as Saint John the Evangelist für GBP 453.250,00 (€ 592.428,31) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 180.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Willem Drost auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Flora im Januar 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 4.625.000,00 (€ 4.284.787,85).

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