Aelbert Cuyp
A view of Dordrecht from the end of the Papendrechtse bank of the river Noord
Estimate: 100.000 - 150.000 USD
Price realised: 2.866.000 USD
Price realised: 2.866.000 USD
Description
Aelbert Cuyp (1620-1691)
A view of Dordrecht from the end of the Papendrechtse bank of the river Noord
with inscriptions 'A Cuyp' (erased, recto), 'AC f' (recto) and 'N°.60' (verso)
black chalk, brush and brown ink, grey, brown and yellow wash, the foreground heightened with gum arabic, fragmentary watermark WR, pen and brown and black ink framing lines
6¼ x 197/8 in. (159 x 506 mm.)
A view of Dordrecht from the end of the Papendrechtse bank of the river Noord
with inscriptions 'A Cuyp' (erased, recto), 'AC f' (recto) and 'N°.60' (verso)
black chalk, brush and brown ink, grey, brown and yellow wash, the foreground heightened with gum arabic, fragmentary watermark WR, pen and brown and black ink framing lines
6¼ x 197/8 in. (159 x 506 mm.)
A top price for Aelbert Cuyp
The work A view of Dordrecht from the end of the Papendrechtse bank of the river Noord by Aelbert Cuyp was worth USD 2,866,000.00 (€ 3,079,071.77) to a buyer in January 2001. This price was achieved in the auction OLD MASTER DRAWINGS at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 150,000.00 many times over. This high result makes A view of Dordrecht from the end of the Papendrechtse bank of the river Noord the most expensive artwork by Aelbert Cuyp that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Aelbert Cuyp
Die Arbeit A view of Dordrecht from the end of the Papendrechtse bank of the river Noord von Aelbert Cuyp war einem Käufer im Januar 2001 USD 2.866.000,00 (€ 3.079.071,77) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion OLD MASTER DRAWINGS bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 150.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht A view of Dordrecht from the end of the Papendrechtse bank of the river Noord zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Aelbert Cuyp, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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