Abel Grimmer
A village landscape in winter with the Massacre of the Innocents
Estimate: 120.000 - 180.000 USD
Price realised: 271.500 USD
Price realised: 271.500 USD
Description
with signature and date '·P·BRVEGHEL·1612·' (lower right)
oil on panel
15 1/8 x 21 3/8 in. (38.4 x 54.3 cm.)
(Possibly) with De Boer, Amsterdam. | with Galerie Heim, Paris, 1953. | Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 11 July 2001, lot 4, where acquired by the following. | Private collection, Belgium, and by descent to the present owners.
oil on panel
15 1/8 x 21 3/8 in. (38.4 x 54.3 cm.)
(Possibly) with De Boer, Amsterdam. | with Galerie Heim, Paris, 1953. | Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 11 July 2001, lot 4, where acquired by the following. | Private collection, Belgium, and by descent to the present owners.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 51 %.
The work A village landscape in winter with the Massacre of the Innocents by Abel Grimmer was sold in the Old Masters auction at Christies in New York in October 2016. The »bidding war« ended at USD 271,500.00 (€ 247,673.78), 51% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Abel Grimmer have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Dix mois de l'année in November last year with an auction result of EUR 1,538,400.00.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 51 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit A village landscape in winter with the Massacre of the Innocents von Abel Grimmer wurde im Oktober 2016 in der Auktion Old Masters bei Christies in New York versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 271.500,00 (€ 247.673,78) und damit 51% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Abel Grimmer auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Dix mois de l'année im November letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 1.538.400,00.
Abel Grimmer - Auction history
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