Abraham Bloemaert

A cowherd by a milk-churn gesturing towards two cows

Found at Christies, New York
Old Master & British Drawings, Lot 75
1. Feb - 1. Feb 2024
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 USD
Price realised: 3.780 USD
ABRAHAM BLOEMAERT (GORINCHEM 1566-1651 UTRECHT)
A cowherd by a milk-churn gesturing towards two cows
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash heightened with white, pen framing lines
6 x 4 3⁄8 in. (15 x 11.1 cm)

Auction result misses estimated price range

When the work A cowherd by a milk-churn gesturing towards two cows by Abraham Bloemaert was auctioned at Christies in New York in February 2024, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 6,000.00 – 8,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 3,780.00 (€ 3,303.62). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Abraham Bloemaert achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work A Mythological Scene, Perhaps Venus And Cupid in January 2013 with an auction result of USD 434,500.00 (€ 319,861.60).

Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne

Als die Arbeit A cowherd by a milk-churn gesturing towards two cows von Abraham Bloemaert im Februar 2024 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 6.000,00 – 8.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 3.780,00 (€ 3.303,62) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Abraham Bloemaert erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit A Mythological Scene, Perhaps Venus And Cupid im Januar 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 434.500,00 (€ 319.861,60).

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