Aernout Smit
Ships off the coast in choppy waters
Found at
Christies,
London (Online Auction)
Old Masters Paintings & Sculpture, Lot 94
09.Jul - 30.Jul.2020
Old Masters Paintings & Sculpture, Lot 94
09.Jul - 30.Jul.2020
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 GBP
Price realised: 10.000 GBP
Price realised: 10.000 GBP
Description
signed 'ASmit' (lower left, on the flotsam)
oil on canvas
30 1 ⁄ 2 x 41 5 ⁄ 8 in. (77.5 x 105.6 cm.)
Anonymous sale; Piasa, Paris, 5 December 2001, lot 37.
oil on canvas
30 1 ⁄ 2 x 41 5 ⁄ 8 in. (77.5 x 105.6 cm.)
Anonymous sale; Piasa, Paris, 5 December 2001, lot 37.
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Ships off the coast in choppy waters by Aernout Smit was auctioned at Christies in London in July 2020, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 12,000.00 – 18,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 10,000.00 (€ 11,154.24). Admittedly, works by Aernout Smit have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work A Dutch three-master firing a salute, together with numerous other ships near a quay to the left, a windmill in the distance and outskirts of towns on the far horizon in October 2021 with an auction result of EUR 62,500.00.
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Ships off the coast in choppy waters von Aernout Smit im Juli 2020 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 12.000,00 – 18.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 10.000,00 (€ 11.154,24) den Besitzer. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Aernout Smit auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit A Dutch three-master firing a salute, together with numerous other ships near a quay to the left, a windmill in the distance and outskirts of towns on the far horizon im Oktober 2021 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 62.500,00.
Aernout Smit - Auction history
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