Willem Willemsz. van der Vliet
A Portrait Of Willem Reyersz. De Langue (1599-1656), Standing Three-Quarter Length, Holding Gloves In His Right Hand And Notary Papers In His Left, Wearing A Black Suit With A Black Hat, Next To A Table; A Portrait Of His Wife Maria Pijnacker (1599-1678),
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 EUR
Price realised: 360.750 EUR
Price realised: 360.750 EUR
Description
Willem Willemsz. van der Vliet
DELFT 1584 - 1642
A PORTRAIT OF WILLEM REYERSZ. DE LANGUE (1599-1656), STANDING THREE-QUARTER LENGTH, HOLDING GLOVES IN HIS RIGHT HAND AND NOTARY PAPERS IN HIS LEFT, WEARING A BLACK SUIT WITH A BLACK HAT, NEXT TO A TABLE; A PORTRAIT OF HIS WIFE MARIA PIJNACKER (1599-1678), STANDING THREE-QUARTER LENGTH, WEARING A BLACK DRESS WITH WHITE CUFFS, COLLAR AND HEADDRESS, STANDING NEXT TO A TABLE WITH A BIBLE, HOLDING GLOVES
Quantity: 2
a pair, both signed, dated and inscribed with the age of the sitters centre left, the former: Ætatis. 27. an° 1626/ w. vander.vliet. fe:, the latter: Ætatis: 27. an° 1626./ w. vander. vliet. fecit
both charged with the coat-of-arms of the sitters, the former upper right, the latter upper left
both oil on panel, unframed
Commissioned directly from the artist by the sitter Willem de Langue in 1626; | Thence by descent to his great-grandson Jacob van der Lely, Delft, according to the inventory of 1795 (inv. nos. 1 and 2); | Collection Alphonse Balat, Architect of the Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels; | Collection Sir George Leon, London; | With Knoedler & Co., New York; | Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 13 December 1978, lot 93; | Bought by the family of the pres
DELFT 1584 - 1642
A PORTRAIT OF WILLEM REYERSZ. DE LANGUE (1599-1656), STANDING THREE-QUARTER LENGTH, HOLDING GLOVES IN HIS RIGHT HAND AND NOTARY PAPERS IN HIS LEFT, WEARING A BLACK SUIT WITH A BLACK HAT, NEXT TO A TABLE; A PORTRAIT OF HIS WIFE MARIA PIJNACKER (1599-1678), STANDING THREE-QUARTER LENGTH, WEARING A BLACK DRESS WITH WHITE CUFFS, COLLAR AND HEADDRESS, STANDING NEXT TO A TABLE WITH A BIBLE, HOLDING GLOVES
Quantity: 2
a pair, both signed, dated and inscribed with the age of the sitters centre left, the former: Ætatis. 27. an° 1626/ w. vander.vliet. fe:, the latter: Ætatis: 27. an° 1626./ w. vander. vliet. fecit
both charged with the coat-of-arms of the sitters, the former upper right, the latter upper left
both oil on panel, unframed
Commissioned directly from the artist by the sitter Willem de Langue in 1626; | Thence by descent to his great-grandson Jacob van der Lely, Delft, according to the inventory of 1795 (inv. nos. 1 and 2); | Collection Alphonse Balat, Architect of the Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels; | Collection Sir George Leon, London; | With Knoedler & Co., New York; | Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 13 December 1978, lot 93; | Bought by the family of the pres
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work A Portrait Of Willem Reyersz. De Langue (1599-1656), Standing Three-Quarter Length, Holding Gloves In His Right Hand And Notary Papers In His Left, Wearing A Black Suit With A Black Hat, Next To A Table; A Portrait Of His Wife Maria Pijnacker (1599-1678), by Willem Willemsz. van der Vliet was worth EUR 360,750.00 to a buyer in May 2009. This price was achieved in the auction Old Master paintings at Sothebys in Amsterdam and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of EUR 120,000 Admittedly, works by Willem Willemsz. van der Vliet have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work A Scholar In His Study With Figures With Masks, Possibly An Allegory in January 2011 with an auction result of USD 2,994,500.00 (€ 2,183,375.87).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit A Portrait Of Willem Reyersz. De Langue (1599-1656), Standing Three-Quarter Length, Holding Gloves In His Right Hand And Notary Papers In His Left, Wearing A Black Suit With A Black Hat, Next To A Table; A Portrait Of His Wife Maria Pijnacker (1599-1678), von Willem Willemsz. van der Vliet war einem Käufer im Mai 2009 EUR 360.750,00 wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Old Master paintings bei Sothebys in Amsterdam erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von EUR 120.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Willem Willemsz. van der Vliet auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit A Scholar In His Study With Figures With Masks, Possibly An Allegory im Januar 2011 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 2.994.500,00 (€ 2.183.375,87).
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