Edward Portielje
A beautiful smile
Found at
Christies,
Amsterdam
19th Century European Art, Lot 198
26. Apr - 26. Apr 2006
19th Century European Art, Lot 198
26. Apr - 26. Apr 2006
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Edward Portielje (Belgian, 1861-1949)
A beautiful smile
signed and dated 'Edward Portielje./1898' (lower left)
oil on canvas
82 x 71.5 cm.
A beautiful smile
signed and dated 'Edward Portielje./1898' (lower left)
oil on canvas
82 x 71.5 cm.
A top price for Edward Portielje
In April 2006 Christies in Amsterdam held the auction 19th Century European Art, which included the work A beautiful smile by Edward Portielje. The »bidding war« ended at EUR 36,000.00 20% above the upper estimate. With this result, A beautiful smile is even the most expensive work of art by Edward Portielje that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Edward Portielje
Im April 2006 führte Christies in Amsterdam die Auktion 19th Century European Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit A beautiful smile von Edward Portielje zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von EUR 36.000,00 und damit 20% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist A beautiful smile sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Edward Portielje, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Edward Portielje - Auction history
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