Abraham Govaerts

An extensive forest landscape with a hunting party at rest, a town in a mountain valley beyond

Found at Christies, London
Old Master & British Pictures (Day Sale), Lot 166
3. DEC - 3. DEC 2008
Estimate: 25.000 - 35.000 GBP
Price realised: 34.850 GBP
Abraham Govaerts (Antwerp 1589-1626)
An extensive forest landscape with a hunting party at rest, a town in a mountain valley beyond
oil on panel
21½ x 33 5/8 in. (54.6 x 85.4 cm.)

Auction result well in line with expectations

In December 2008 Christies in London held the auction Old Master & British Pictures (Day Sale), which included the work An extensive forest landscape with a hunting party at rest, a town in a mountain valley beyond by Abraham Govaerts. It changed hands for a price of GBP 34,850.00 (€ 36,602.64) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of GBP 25,000.00 – 35,000.00. Other works by Abraham Govaerts have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in November 2013 the work A Wooded Landscape With Figures Resting By A Cottage, A Horsedrawn Cart And Herdsmen Nearby was auctioned for EUR 49,500.00.

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Im Dezember 2008 führte Christies in London die Auktion Old Master & British Pictures (Day Sale) durch, in der auch die Arbeit An extensive forest landscape with a hunting party at rest, a town in a mountain valley beyond von Abraham Govaerts zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von GBP 34.850,00 (€ 36.602,64) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 25.000,00 – 35.000,00. Andere Arbeiten von Abraham Govaerts konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im November 2013 die Arbeit A Wooded Landscape With Figures Resting By A Cottage, A Horsedrawn Cart And Herdsmen Nearby für EUR 49.500,00 versteigert.

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