Daniel Hopfer
Three Old Women beating the Devil (B. 71; Holl. 80)
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master, Modern & Contemporary Prints, including Property from the Estate of Ernst Beyeler, Lot 16
21. Sep - 21. Sep 2011
Old Master, Modern & Contemporary Prints, including Property from the Estate of Ernst Beyeler, Lot 16
21. Sep - 21. Sep 2011
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 25.000 GBP
Price realised: 25.000 GBP
Description
Daniel Hopfer
Three Old Women beating the Devil (B. 71; Holl. 80)
etching, with an indistinct watermark, a fine impression of this very rare print, before the Funck number, first state (of two), trimmed inside the platemark but retaining a fillet of blank paper outside the subject, trimmed fractionally into the subject at the lower right corner, a few tiny splits and one small thin spot at lower left, otherwise in very good condition
P. 220 x 155 mm.
Three Old Women beating the Devil (B. 71; Holl. 80)
etching, with an indistinct watermark, a fine impression of this very rare print, before the Funck number, first state (of two), trimmed inside the platemark but retaining a fillet of blank paper outside the subject, trimmed fractionally into the subject at the lower right corner, a few tiny splits and one small thin spot at lower left, otherwise in very good condition
P. 220 x 155 mm.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 67 %.
The work Three Old Women beating the Devil (B. 71; Holl. 80) by Daniel Hopfer was sold in the Old Master, Modern & Contemporary Prints, including Property from the Estate of Ernst Beyeler auction at Christies in London in September 2011. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 25,000.00 (€ 29,043.05), 67% above the upper estimate. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Daniel Hopfer; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Saint George on Horseback slaying the Dragon sold at auction in January this year with the realized price of USD 41,580.00 (€ 38,294.35).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 67 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Three Old Women beating the Devil (B. 71; Holl. 80) von Daniel Hopfer wurde im September 2011 in der Auktion Old Master, Modern & Contemporary Prints, including Property from the Estate of Ernst Beyeler bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 25.000,00 (€ 29.043,05) und damit 67% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Daniel Hopfer; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Saint George on Horseback slaying the Dragon im Januar diesen Jahres mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 41.580,00 (€ 38.294,35).
Daniel Hopfer - Auction history
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