Govaert Flinck
An old man at a casement
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master & British Paintings (Evening Sale), Lot 13
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2011
Old Master & British Paintings (Evening Sale), Lot 13
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2011
Estimate: 700.000 - 1.000.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.337.250 GBP
Price realised: 2.337.250 GBP
Description
Govaert Flinck (Cleves 1615-1660 Amsterdam)
An old man at a casement
signed and dated 'G.Flinck f. 1646' (lower left); and inscribed with the Imperial Hermitage inventory number '3654' (lower left)
oil on panel
27½ x 23¼ in. (70.5 x 60 cm.)
with several red wax seals bearing the monogram 'XJ' or the Cyrillic letters 'XX', of a design probably dating from circa 1860-1870 (on the reverse)
An old man at a casement
signed and dated 'G.Flinck f. 1646' (lower left); and inscribed with the Imperial Hermitage inventory number '3654' (lower left)
oil on panel
27½ x 23¼ in. (70.5 x 60 cm.)
with several red wax seals bearing the monogram 'XJ' or the Cyrillic letters 'XX', of a design probably dating from circa 1860-1870 (on the reverse)
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Govaert Flinck achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in December 2011. In the Old Master & British Paintings (Evening Sale) auction, the work An old man at a casement sold for GBP 2,337,250.00 (€ 2,799,187.02) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1,000,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Govaert Flinck - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work An old man at a casement, which sold at auction in April 2017 for USD 10,327,500.00 (€ 9,479,118.86).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Govaert Flinck erzielte im Dezember 2011 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master & British Paintings (Evening Sale) wurde die Arbeit An old man at a casement für GBP 2.337.250,00 (€ 2.799.187,02) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.000.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Govaert Flinck mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit An old man at a casement beobachtet, die im April 2017 für USD 10.327.500,00 (€ 9.479.118,86) versteigert wurde.
Govaert Flinck - Auction history
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