Herri Met De Bles
A Fantastical Moonlit Landscape With St. Christopher Carrying The Christ Child Across A River
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 GBP
Price realised: 137.000 GBP
Price realised: 137.000 GBP
Description
Herri met de Bles
BOUVINES CIRCA 1510 - AFTER 1550 ANTWERP (?)
A FANTASTICAL MOONLIT LANDSCAPE WITH ST. CHRISTOPHER CARRYING THE CHRIST CHILD ACROSS A RIVER
oil on oak panel
21.5 by 33.9 cm.; 8 1/2 by 13 3/8 in.
Private collection, eastern France, since at least the first half of the 20th century; | Acquired from the above by the present owner in early 2010.
BOUVINES CIRCA 1510 - AFTER 1550 ANTWERP (?)
A FANTASTICAL MOONLIT LANDSCAPE WITH ST. CHRISTOPHER CARRYING THE CHRIST CHILD ACROSS A RIVER
oil on oak panel
21.5 by 33.9 cm.; 8 1/2 by 13 3/8 in.
Private collection, eastern France, since at least the first half of the 20th century; | Acquired from the above by the present owner in early 2010.
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
In December 2015 Sothebys in London held the auction Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale, which included the work A Fantastical Moonlit Landscape With St. Christopher Carrying The Christ Child Across A River by Herri met de Bles. Here, the upper estimate of GBP 120,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for GBP 137,000.00 (€ 186,039.41). Admittedly, works by Herri met de Bles have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work A siege at Thérouanne, with an army led by Charles V encamped below the city in December 2009 with an auction result of GBP 1,049,250.00 (€ 1,183,590.90).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Im Dezember 2015 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit A Fantastical Moonlit Landscape With St. Christopher Carrying The Christ Child Across A River von Herri met de Bles zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von GBP 120.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für GBP 137.000,00 (€ 186.039,41) einen neuen Besitzer. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Herri met de Bles auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit A siege at Thérouanne, with an army led by Charles V encamped below the city im Dezember 2009 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 1.049.250,00 (€ 1.183.590,90).
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