Abraham Meertens
A Hen Harrier (Circus Cyaneus) Perching On A Branch
Estimate: 3.000 - 4.000 USD
Price realised: 3.500 USD
Price realised: 3.500 USD
Description
Abraham Meertens
MIDDELBURG 1747 - 1823
A HEN HARRIER (CIRCUS CYANEUS) PERCHING ON A BRANCH
Watercolor heightened with white, over pencil, within brown ink framing lines
340 by 195 mm; 13 3/8 by 7 3/4 in
Bernard Houthakker, Amsterdam (L.1272); | sale, Amsterdam, Christie's, 14 November 1988, lot 168 (as Aert Schouman), | where acquired by the present owners
MIDDELBURG 1747 - 1823
A HEN HARRIER (CIRCUS CYANEUS) PERCHING ON A BRANCH
Watercolor heightened with white, over pencil, within brown ink framing lines
340 by 195 mm; 13 3/8 by 7 3/4 in
Bernard Houthakker, Amsterdam (L.1272); | sale, Amsterdam, Christie's, 14 November 1988, lot 168 (as Aert Schouman), | where acquired by the present owners
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work A Hen Harrier (Circus Cyaneus) Perching On A Branch by Abraham Meertens was sold in the Old Master Drawings auction at Sothebys in New York in January 2019. The price achieved of USD 3,500.00 (€ 3,055.70) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 3,000.00 – 4,000.00. Other works by Abraham Meertens have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in January 2012 the work Two Exotic Birds Perched On A Tree, A Coastal Landscape Behind was auctioned for USD 6,250.00 (€ 4,788.17).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit A Hen Harrier (Circus Cyaneus) Perching On A Branch von Abraham Meertens wurde im Januar 2019 in der Auktion Old Master Drawings bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 3.500,00 (€ 3.055,70) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 3.000,00 – 4.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Abraham Meertens konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Januar 2012 die Arbeit Two Exotic Birds Perched On A Tree, A Coastal Landscape Behind für USD 6.250,00 (€ 4.788,17) versteigert.
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