Rembrandt Harmensz. Van Rijn

Jupiter and Antiope: the larger Plate

Found at Christies, London
The Sam Josefowitz Collection: Graphic Masterpieces by Rembrandt van Rijn, Lot 69
7. Dec - 7. Dec 2023

Estimate: 100.000 - 150.000 GBP
Price realised: 226.800 GBP

Description

REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
Jupiter and Antiope: the larger Plate
etching with drypoint
1659
on laid paper, watermark Arms of Amsterdam (Hinterding B.a.a.)
a very fine, strong impression of this rare print
second state (of three)
with considerable burr on Antiope's legs, upper body, bed sheet and elsewhere
with a light plate tone, vertical wiping marks and inky plate edges
with narrow margins - Francis Abbott (1801-1893), Edinburgh (Lugt 970b); his posthumous sale, Dowell,

Upper estimate price exceeded by 51 %.

In December this year Christies in London held the auction The Sam Josefowitz Collection: Graphic Masterpieces by Rembrandt van Rijn, which included the work Jupiter and Antiope: the larger Plate by Rembrandt van Rijn. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 226,800.00 (€ 261,264.91), 51% above the upper estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Rembrandt van Rijn achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Portrait of a lady, aged 62, perhaps Aeltje Pietersdr. Uylenburgh, wife of Johannes Cornelisz. Sylvius, half-length, in black costume and a cap and collar in December 2000 with an auction result of GBP 19,803,750.00 (€ 31,547,196.55).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 51 % übertroffen

Im Dezember diesen Jahres führte Christies in London die Auktion The Sam Josefowitz Collection: Graphic Masterpieces by Rembrandt van Rijn durch, in der auch die Arbeit Jupiter and Antiope: the larger Plate von Rembrandt van Rijn zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 226.800,00 (€ 261.264,91) und damit 51% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Rembrandt van Rijn erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Portrait of a lady, aged 62, perhaps Aeltje Pietersdr. Uylenburgh, wife of Johannes Cornelisz. Sylvius, half-length, in black costume and a cap and collar im Dezember 2000 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 19.803.750,00 (€ 31.547.196,55).