Rembrandt Harmensz. Van Rijn

Nude Man seated on the Ground with one Leg extended

Found at Christies, London
The Sam Josefowitz Collection: Graphic Masterpieces by Rembrandt van Rijn, Lot 67
7. Dec - 7. Dec 2023

Estimate: 15.000 - 25.000 GBP
Price realised: 63.000 GBP

Description

REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
Nude Man seated on the Ground with one Leg extended
etching and engraving
1646
on laid paper, without watermark
a very fine, tonal impression of the extremely rare first state (of three)
printing with great clarity and three-dimensionality
with inky plate edges
with small to narrow margins
in very good condition - Richard Houlditch Jr. (before 1736-1759), London (Lugt 2214, recto); possibl

Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%

This artwork by Rembrandt van Rijn achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in December this year. In the The Sam Josefowitz Collection: Graphic Masterpieces by Rembrandt van Rijn auction, the work Nude Man seated on the Ground with one Leg extended sold for GBP 63,000.00 (€ 72,573.59) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 25,000.00. 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 mehr als 100% übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Rembrandt van Rijn erzielte im Dezember diesen Jahres bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The Sam Josefowitz Collection: Graphic Masterpieces by Rembrandt van Rijn wurde die Arbeit Nude Man seated on the Ground with one Leg extended für GBP 63.000,00 (€ 72.573,59) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 25.000,00. 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).