Thomas de Keyser Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Thomas de Keyser Art Value Price Guide

Apr. 27, 2013
Thomas de Keyser (1596/97-1667) ...
Est: CHF800 - CHF1,200
Thomas de Keyser (1596/97-1667) suiveur de Portrait d'un médecin huile sur panneau format ovale 44x32 cmHistorique: Vente Galerie Fischer Lucerne 04/12/1965 Thomas De Keyser lot no. 2202
Piguet Hôtel des Ventes | Genève
Nov. 01, 2011
Thomas de Keyser (Amsterdam 1596-1667)
Est: €20,000 - €30,000
Thomas de Keyser (Amsterdam 1596-1667) Portrait of a gentleman, three-quarter-length, in a black costume with a white collar, holding a glove signed with initials, indistinctly dated and inscribed with the sitter's age 'TDK. F. ANNO .... AETAE SV = 29.' (AE linked, lower right) oil on copper 38.2 x 28.6 cm.
Christie's
Nov. 14, 2007
Portrait of a young man, full-length, in a black costume and hat, standing amongst classical sulpture, a landscape beyond
Est: €60,000 - €80,000
Thomas de Keyser (Amsterdam 1596-1667) Portrait of a young man, full-length, in a black costume and hat, standing amongst classical sulpture, a landscape beyond signed and dated 'TDK 1648' (TDK linked, lower right) oil on panel 71 x 55.9 cm.
Christie's
Jun. 20, 2007
Portrait d'homme au pourpoint noir et à la collerette blanche
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
ENTOURAGE DE THOMAS DE KEYSER (AMSTERDAM 1596/97-1667) Portrait d'homme au pourpoint noir et à la collerette blanche Huile sur panneau 67,1 x 50,6 cm. (26 3/8 x 19 7/8 in.) porte au dos un cachet avec l'inscription 'coll. Paul Delaroff/1914'
Christie's
Apr. 19, 2007
Portrait of a family, probably representing the healing of Tobias
Est: $100,000 - $150,000
Thomas de Keyser Amsterdam c.1596-1667 Portrait of a family, probably representing the healing of Tobias signed with artist's monogram and indistinctly dated 'TDK ****' (lower right) oil on panel 19 3/8 x 30¼ in. 49.2 x 76.8 cm.
Christie's
Jan. 25, 2007
THOMAS HENDRICKSZ. DE KEYSER AMSTERDAM (?) 1596/7 - 1667 AMSTERDAM
Est: $125,000 - $175,000
PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE AMERICAN FAMILY PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG BOY IN AN INTERIOR WITH HIS DOG measurements note 31 by 47 in.; 78.7 by 119.4 cm. signed lower left with monogram TDK (in ligature) EYSER oil on panel PROVENANCE Acquired by the family of the present owner in Dresden, circa 1920. NOTE We are grateful to Ann Jensen Adams for confirming the attribution to Thomas de Keyser, on the basis of photographs. This charming portrait of a young boy belongs to a small group of full-length portraits of children in interiors executed by the Amsterdam artist Thomas de Keyser in the 1620s and 30s, which were to prove extremely influential upon the development of Dutch portrait painting in the second quarter of the seventeenth century. In each portrait the sitter is placed in a rich interior, informally posed, looking confidently out at the viewer. The first of this series is de Keyser's splendid portrait of the Stadholder's secretary Constantijn Huygens and his clerk of 1627 (National Gallery, London), which seems to have been an immediate success with his patrons in Amsterdam. As Ann Jensen Adams notes (see Ann Jensen Adams, The Paintings of Thomas de Keyser: a Study of Portraiture in Seventeenth Century Amsterdam, Harvard PhD thesis, 1985, I, p.97), de Keyser adapted aspects of courtly painting in England and France for his portraits of the Dutch urban patricians and their children, but when possible filled his interiors with objects that reflected their status and interests. This style and format was a radical departure from the static, formal three-quarter-length portraits of Mierevelt and Pickenoy. De Keyser works in a delicate, but freer style than the Leiden fijnschilders such as Gerrit Dou (see Lot 16) who have a similar interest in figures in interiors but work mostly on a very small scale. The son and brother of architects, de Keyser had very strong understanding of how figures work in an interior space, as well as a sharp eye for gradations of color, for example the wonderful yellow undergarment contrasted with the deep purple of the young boy's dress in this portrait. The light on his face and golden curls emphasizes the youthful innocence of this young boy playing with his crossbow and arrow. The rich red table carpet to his right provides a compliment to the young boy's red beads and emphasizes the taste and luxury of his family surroundings. The carpet must have been a studio prop, as the detailed border recalls a similar but slightly more ornate version of this carpet which appears in several other works by de Keyser including the Portrait of a Scholar, 1631 (The Mauritshuis, The Hague) and in a pair of portraits from 1631 in the Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen.
Sotheby's
Nov. 14, 2006
ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS HENDRICKSZ. DE KEYSER AMSTERDAM (?) 1596/7 - 1667 AMSTERDAM
Est: €12,000 - €18,000
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY A PORTRAIT OF A LADY, STANDING FULL-LENGTH, WEARING A BLACK DRESS WITH LACE COLLAR AND BONNET, HOLDING GLOVES, NEAR A TABLE DRAPED WITH A PERSIAN CARPET measurements note 46.2 by 32.2 cm. oil on panel, oval PROVENANCE Lady Susannah Binch, Beaumont Hall, Thorpe-le-Soken, Essex By whom sold, London, Christie's, 15 May 1953, lot 7 (as by Thomas de Keyser), for 140 Guineas to Cevat; With Daan Cevat, London, from whom acquired for the present collection. NOTE This portrait can be dated in the 1620's. The gloves in the right hand of the lady, may refer to her marriage. It is therefore plausible that this painting once formed part of a pair of wedding portraits.
Sotheby's
May. 10, 2006
Thomas de Keyser (Amsterdam c.1596-1667)
Est: €12,000 - €16,000
Portrait of a gentleman, three-quarter-length, in a black costume with white collar and black hat, seated with a compass in his left hand signed with monogram and dated 'TDK 1649' (lower right) oil on panel 29.3 x 24 cm.
Christie's
Jan. 26, 2006
THOMAS HENDRICKSZ. DE KEYSER AMSTERDAM (?) 1596/7 - 1667 AMSTERDAM
Est: $300,000 - $400,000
PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE AMERICAN FAMILY PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG BOY IN AN INTERIOR WITH HIS DOG measurements note 31 by 47 in.; 78.7 by 119.4 cm. signed lower left with monogram TDK (in ligature) EYSER oil on panel PROVENANCE Acquired by the family of the present owner in Dresden, circa 1920. NOTE We are grateful to Ann Jensen Adams for confirming the attribution to Thomas de Keyser, on the basis of photographs. This charming portrait of a young boy belongs to a small group of full-length portraits of children in interiors executed by the Amsterdam artist Thomas de Keyser in the 1620s and 30s, which were to prove extremely influential upon the development of Dutch portrait painting in the second quarter of the seventeenth century. In each portrait the sitter is placed in a rich interior, informally posed, looking confidently out at the viewer. The first of this series is de Keyser's splendid portrait of the Stadholder's secretary Constantijn Huygens and his clerk of 1627 (National Gallery, London), which seems to have been an immediate success with his patrons in Amsterdam. As Ann Jensen Adams notes (see Ann Jensen Adams, The Paintings of Thomas de Keyser: a Study of Portraiture in Seventeenth Century Amsterdam, Harvard PhD thesis, 1985, I, p.97), de Keyser adapted aspects of courtly painting in England and France for his portraits of the Dutch urban patricians and their children, but when possible filled his interiors with objects that reflected their status and interests. This style and format was a radical departure from the static, formal three-quarter-length portraits of Mierevelt and Pickenoy. De Keyser works in a delicate, but freer style than the Leiden fijnschilders such as Gerrit Dou (see Lot 16) who have a similar interest in figures in interiors but work mostly on a very small scale. The son and brother of architects, de Keyser had very strong understanding of how figures work in an interior space, as well as a sharp eye for gradations of color, for example the wonderful yellow undergarment contrasted with the deep purple of the young boy's dress in this portrait. The light on his face and golden curls emphasizes the youthful innocence of this young boy playing with his crossbow and arrow. The rich red table carpet to his right provides a compliment to the young boy's red beads and emphasizes the taste and luxury of his family surroundings. The carpet must have been a studio prop, as the detailed border recalls a similar but slightly more ornate version of this carpet which appears in several other works by de Keyser including the Portrait of a Scholar, 1631 (The Mauritshuis, The Hague) and in a pair of portraits from 1631 in the Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen.
Sotheby's
Nov. 16, 2005
Thomas de Keyser (Amsterdam c.1596-1667)
Est: €20,000 - €30,000
Portrait of a gentleman, seated three-quarter-length, in a black costume with white collar and black hat, a compass in his left hand signed with monogram and dated 'TDK 1649' (lower right) oil on panel 29.3 x 24 cm.
Christie's
May. 18, 2004
Studio of Thomas de Keyser Portrait of a Gentleman Oil
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Studio of Thomas de Keyser Dutch, 1596-1667 A Portrait of a Gentleman, Bust-Length, wearing a Black Cloak oil on copper Octagonal: 6 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches ( 16.5 x 14.0 cm )
Bonhams
Jul. 13, 2001
Thomas de Keyser (1597-1669)
Est: $9,940 - $14,200
Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, in a black costume, a pair of gloves in his hand signed and dated (?) 'TDK.F ANNO 1660/AEES = 29.' (TDK linked, lower right) oil on copper 15 x 111/4 in. (38.1 x 28.5 cm.).
Christie's