Bartholomeus van der Helst
Portrait of a lady, three-quarter-length, seated, before a balustrade, holding a fan, a landscape with bleaching fields and a view out to sea beyond
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Masters & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours (Evening Sale), Lot 23
7. Dec - 7. Dec 2010
Old Masters & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours (Evening Sale), Lot 23
7. Dec - 7. Dec 2010
Estimate: 250.000 - 350.000 GBP
Price realised: 301.250 GBP
Price realised: 301.250 GBP
Description
Bartholomeus van der Helst (Haarlem 1613-1670)
Portrait of a lady, three-quarter-length, seated, before a balustrade, holding a fan, a landscape with bleaching fields and a view out to sea beyond
signed and dated 'B. vander.helst 1655' (on the stone balustrade, lower left)
oil on canvas
44 x 37 7/8 in. (111.7 x 96.2 cm.)
Portrait of a lady, three-quarter-length, seated, before a balustrade, holding a fan, a landscape with bleaching fields and a view out to sea beyond
signed and dated 'B. vander.helst 1655' (on the stone balustrade, lower left)
oil on canvas
44 x 37 7/8 in. (111.7 x 96.2 cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Portrait of a lady, three-quarter-length, seated, before a balustrade, holding a fan, a landscape with bleaching fields and a view out to sea beyond by Bartholomeus van der Helst was sold in the Old Masters & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours (Evening Sale) auction at Christies in London in December 2010. The price achieved of GBP 301,250.00 (€ 349,449.09) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 250,000.00 – 350,000.00. Other works by Bartholomeus van der Helst have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in July this year the work Portrait of Sophia Coymans (1636-1714), three-quarter-length, holding a twig with an orange, before a landscape was auctioned for GBP 504,000.00 (€ 588,015.25).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Portrait of a lady, three-quarter-length, seated, before a balustrade, holding a fan, a landscape with bleaching fields and a view out to sea beyond von Bartholomeus van der Helst wurde im Dezember 2010 in der Auktion Old Masters & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours (Evening Sale) bei Christies in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 301.250,00 (€ 349.449,09) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 250.000,00 – 350.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Bartholomeus van der Helst konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Juli diesen Jahres die Arbeit Portrait of Sophia Coymans (1636-1714), three-quarter-length, holding a twig with an orange, before a landscape für GBP 504.000,00 (€ 588.015,25) versteigert.
Bartholomeus van der Helst - Auction history
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