Adriaen van der Werff

The Penitent Magdalene

Found at Christies, London
Old Master Pictures, Lot 55
22. APR - 22. APR 2005
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 GBP
Price realised: 60.000 GBP
Adriaen van der Werff (Kralinger-Ambacht 1659-1722 Rotterdam)
The Penitent Magdalene
signed and dated 'Chevr vr Werff fec. ano 1707.' (lower left)
oil on panel
17 5/8 x 13¾ in. (44.8 x 34.9 cm.)

Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price

When the work The Penitent Magdalene by Adriaen van der Werff was auctioned at Christies in London in April 2005, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 18,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 60,000.00 (€ 88,808.73). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Adriaen van der Werff - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The Holy Family With The Infant Saint John The Baptist, which sold at auction in February 2013 for USD 458,500.00 (€ 350,561.97).

Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert

Als die Arbeit The Penitent Magdalene von Adriaen van der Werff im April 2005 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 18.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 60.000,00 (€ 88.808,73) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Für andere Arbeiten von Adriaen van der Werff mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The Holy Family With The Infant Saint John The Baptist beobachtet, die im Februar 2013 für USD 458.500,00 (€ 350.561,97) versteigert wurde.

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