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de Vries Bacchic Figure Makes $27m at Christie’s

December 11, 2014 by Marion Maneker

acchic Figure Supporting the Globe by Adrien de Vries $27,885,000
acchic Figure Supporting the Globe by Adrien de Vries $27,885,000

Christie’s made a major score in its Antiquities sale in New York today:

Christie’s is honored to announce that the magnificent Bacchic Figure Supporting the Globe by Adrien de Vries was bought by the Rijksmuseum with the support of the Rembrandt Society, the BankGiro Loterij, VSB fund, Mondriaan fund and private donors. The Mannerist sculpture, which is widely recognized as a masterpiece by the 17th century artist known as the “Dutch Michaelangelo”, was won by the museum after a tense three-way phone bidding battle that lasted four minutes and captivated the audience at Christie’s Rockefeller Center saleroom in New York. The final price with premium of $27,885,000 (£17,743,735/ €22,503,724) marks a new world auction record for any work by de Vries. The last time that a major work by de Vries appeared on the auction market was on December 7, 1989, when The Dancing Fawn, was sold for £6.8 million, the previous auction record for the artist.

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