Willem Willemsz. Van Der Vliet
A Scholar In His Study With Figures With Masks, Possibly An Allegory
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Important Old Master Paintings & Sculpture, Lot 141
27. Jan - 27. Jan 2011
Important Old Master Paintings & Sculpture, Lot 141
27. Jan - 27. Jan 2011
Estimate: 1.200.000 - 1.800.000 USD
Price realised: 2.994.500 USD
Price realised: 2.994.500 USD
Description
Willem Willemsz. van der Vliet
DELFT 1584 - 1642
A SCHOLAR IN HIS STUDY WITH FIGURES WITH MASKS, POSSIBLY AN ALLEGORY
signed and dated upper right: w. vander vliet fecit / anº 1627
oil on canvas
58 1/8 by 44 1/8 in.; 149 by 112 cm.
Possibly Adam Drummond, 9th Baron of Lennoch and 2nd Baron of Megginch, acquired in Leiden in the 1670s; 1 | Sale, Mastraeten, Brussels (Property from the estate of the late L'Abbé Brasseur and others), 29 March 1825 and following days, lot 42 (described as "Une femme tient en riant un masque au-dessus de la tête d'un philosophe, tandis qu'une autre femme suivie de deux personnages masqués semblent l'interroger), for 44 francs, to Ro
DELFT 1584 - 1642
A SCHOLAR IN HIS STUDY WITH FIGURES WITH MASKS, POSSIBLY AN ALLEGORY
signed and dated upper right: w. vander vliet fecit / anº 1627
oil on canvas
58 1/8 by 44 1/8 in.; 149 by 112 cm.
Possibly Adam Drummond, 9th Baron of Lennoch and 2nd Baron of Megginch, acquired in Leiden in the 1670s; 1 | Sale, Mastraeten, Brussels (Property from the estate of the late L'Abbé Brasseur and others), 29 March 1825 and following days, lot 42 (described as "Une femme tient en riant un masque au-dessus de la tête d'un philosophe, tandis qu'une autre femme suivie de deux personnages masqués semblent l'interroger), for 44 francs, to Ro
A top price for Willem Willemsz. van der Vliet
In January 2011 Sothebys in New York held the auction Important Old Master Paintings & Sculpture, which included the work A Scholar In His Study With Figures With Masks, Possibly An Allegory by Willem Willemsz. van der Vliet. The »bidding war« ended at USD 2,994,500.00 (€ 2,183,375.87), 66% above the upper estimate. This high result makes A Scholar In His Study With Figures With Masks, Possibly An Allegory the most expensive artwork by Willem Willemsz. van der Vliet that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Willem Willemsz. van der Vliet
Im Januar 2011 führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion Important Old Master Paintings & Sculpture durch, in der auch die Arbeit A Scholar In His Study With Figures With Masks, Possibly An Allegory von Willem Willemsz. van der Vliet zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 2.994.500,00 (€ 2.183.375,87) und damit 66% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht A Scholar In His Study With Figures With Masks, Possibly An Allegory zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Willem Willemsz. van der Vliet, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Willem Willemsz. van der Vliet - Auction history
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