Daniel Hopfer
Saint George Slaying the Dragon (Bartsch 41; Hollstein 47)
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Master Prints including Property from the Collection of the Late Walter L. Strauss, Lot 57
7. Dec - 7. Dec 2020
Old Master Prints including Property from the Collection of the Late Walter L. Strauss, Lot 57
7. Dec - 7. Dec 2020
Estimate: 3.000 - 4.000 GBP
Price realised: 11.340 GBP
Price realised: 11.340 GBP
Description
Property from the Collection of the Late Walter L. Strauss
Daniel Hopfer
1460 - 1536
Saint George Slaying the Dragon (Bartsch 41; Hollstein 47)
Etching, circa 1520, a fine impression of this rare print, the second (final) state, with the Funck number ‘11’ at lower left, printing with selectively wiped plate tone, unframed
plate: 226 by 153mm 8 7/8 by 6in
sheet: 230 by 156mm 9 by 6 1/8 in
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Ex coll. Albert van Loock (L. 3751)
Daniel Hopfer
1460 - 1536
Saint George Slaying the Dragon (Bartsch 41; Hollstein 47)
Etching, circa 1520, a fine impression of this rare print, the second (final) state, with the Funck number ‘11’ at lower left, printing with selectively wiped plate tone, unframed
plate: 226 by 153mm 8 7/8 by 6in
sheet: 230 by 156mm 9 by 6 1/8 in
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Ex coll. Albert van Loock (L. 3751)
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Daniel Hopfer achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in December 2020. In the Old Master Prints including Property from the Collection of the Late Walter L. Strauss auction, the work Saint George Slaying the Dragon (Bartsch 41; Hollstein 47) sold for GBP 11,340.00 (€ 12,667.79) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 4,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Daniel Hopfer - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Saint George on Horseback slaying the Dragon, which sold at auction in January this year for USD 41,580.00 (€ 38,294.35).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Daniel Hopfer erzielte im Dezember 2020 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master Prints including Property from the Collection of the Late Walter L. Strauss wurde die Arbeit Saint George Slaying the Dragon (Bartsch 41; Hollstein 47) für GBP 11.340,00 (€ 12.667,79) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 4.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Daniel Hopfer mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Saint George on Horseback slaying the Dragon beobachtet, die im Januar diesen Jahres für USD 41.580,00 (€ 38.294,35) versteigert wurde.
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