Lot 30 · Old Masters & 19th Century Art
Saint Jerome in the desert
Hendrik Van Somer · oil on canvas, unframed
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- Estimate
- £5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $8,162–$11,427
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters & 19th Century Art, London (South Kensington) · 28 October 2009
- Dimensions
- 42¾ x 53¼ in. (108.6 x 135.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5228649
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Hendrik Van Somer, Saint Jerome in the desert. Christie's, 28 Oct 2009, lot 30. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5228649.
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Hendrik Van Somer, Saint Jerome in the desert. Christie's, 28 Oct 2009, lot 30. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5228649.
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From the same sale Old Masters & 19th Century Art · Oct 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Madonna and Child with Saints Jerome and Francis of Assisi | Bonifazio De' Pitati, Called Bonifazio Veronese | £15,000–£25,000 | |
| Portrait of a lady traditionally identified as Mary Barrel, née Upcot… | Circle Of Sir Godfrey Kneller | £1,500–£2,500 | |
| A view of Worcester Cathedral from the River Severn, by moonlight | Henry Pether | £7,000–£9,000 | |
| A chestnut hunter in a wooded landscape | John Boultbee | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Bacchus and Ariadne | After Tiziano Vecellio, Called Titian | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| On the Seine | Maximilien Luce | £1,200–£1,800 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendrik Van Somer | The Penitent Saint Peter | $8,806 | Christie's, Dec 2014 | |
| Flemish School 18th Century | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Dec 2020 | ||
| Hendrik Van Somer | Ebrezza di Loth | Art La Rosa - Casa d'Aste, Mar 2025 | ||
| Adriaen Van Ostade | Musical Couple | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Flemish School 18th Century | Mary Magdalene | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Flemish School 18th Century | Studies of two boys | Sotheby's, Feb 2025 | ||
| Flemish School 18th Century | A fair by a quayside, with a mill tower and a distant view o | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Dutch School, 18th Century | Portrait of a Young Boy | Sotheby's, Jun 2026 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.