Jan Portielje
An elegant gypsy
Found at
Christies,
Amsterdam
Old Master and 19th Century Art, Lot 156
6. May - 6. May 2009
Old Master and 19th Century Art, Lot 156
6. May - 6. May 2009
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Jan Portielje (Amsterdam 1829-1908 Antwerp)
An elegant gypsy
signed and inscribed 'Portielje. Anvers' (lower right); and with the artist's seal
oil on panel
59 x 49 cm.
An elegant gypsy
signed and inscribed 'Portielje. Anvers' (lower right); and with the artist's seal
oil on panel
59 x 49 cm.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 49 %.
The work An elegant gypsy by Jan Portielje was auctioned at Christies in Amsterdam in May 2009. It achieved a price of EUR 29,800.00 exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 49 %. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Jan Portielje - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work A Moment by the Fire, which sold at auction in May 2001 for USD 52,875.00 (€ 62,536.96).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 49 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit An elegant gypsy von Jan Portielje kam im Mai 2009 bei Christies in Amsterdam zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von EUR 29.800,00 und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 49 %. Für andere Arbeiten von Jan Portielje mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit A Moment by the Fire beobachtet, die im Mai 2001 für USD 52.875,00 (€ 62.536,96) versteigert wurde.
Jan Portielje - Auction history
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