Hans Sebald Beham
The Lady and Death
Found at
Christies,
New York
Old Master Prints, Lot 92
25.Jan - 25.Jan.2017
Old Master Prints, Lot 92
25.Jan - 25.Jan.2017
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
engraving, 1541, on laid paper, without watermark, a very good impression of this rare print, third, final state, trimmed to or just inside the borderline, a small brown stain in the blank sky, otherwise in good condition, framed
Sheet 76 x 49 mm.
Robert Scholtz (1834-1912), Budapest (Lugt 2241); his sale, H.G. Gutekunst, Stuttgart, 10-13 May 1911, lot 206, described as Brillianter alter Abdruck (Mk. 48). | The Art Institute of Chicago (Lugt 32b), with their duplicate stamp (Lugt 702h). | The Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, New Jersey; de-accessioned and sold, Christie's, New York, 11 May 1992, lot 216 ($715). | Acquired at the above sale; then by descent to the present owners.
Sheet 76 x 49 mm.
Robert Scholtz (1834-1912), Budapest (Lugt 2241); his sale, H.G. Gutekunst, Stuttgart, 10-13 May 1911, lot 206, described as Brillianter alter Abdruck (Mk. 48). | The Art Institute of Chicago (Lugt 32b), with their duplicate stamp (Lugt 702h). | The Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, New Jersey; de-accessioned and sold, Christie's, New York, 11 May 1992, lot 216 ($715). | Acquired at the above sale; then by descent to the present owners.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 30 %.
In January 2017 Christies in New York held the auction Old Master Prints, which included the work The Lady and Death by Hans Sebald Beham. The »bidding war« ended at USD 3,250.00 (€ 3,010.93), 30% above the upper estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Hans Sebald Beham achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Recto: A Putto Standing Beside A Flaming Urn Verso: Four Studies Of Men'S Heads in July 2007 with an auction result of GBP 48,000.00 (€ 71,291.08).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 30 % übertroffen
Im Januar 2017 führte Christies in New York die Auktion Old Master Prints durch, in der auch die Arbeit The Lady and Death von Hans Sebald Beham zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 3.250,00 (€ 3.010,93) und damit 30% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Hans Sebald Beham erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Recto: A Putto Standing Beside A Flaming Urn Verso: Four Studies Of Men'S Heads im Juli 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 48.000,00 (€ 71.291,08).
Hans Sebald Beham - Auction history
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