Désiré Donny
Harbour at night
Found at
Christies,
Amsterdam
Old Masters & 19th Century Art - (including Dutch Impressionism), Lot 176
25. May - 25. May 2016
Old Masters & 19th Century Art - (including Dutch Impressionism), Lot 176
25. May - 25. May 2016
Estimate: 8.000 - 12.000 EUR
Price realised: 25.000 EUR
Price realised: 25.000 EUR
Description
signed and dated 'D: Donny.1840' (lower left)
oil on canvas
104 x 142 cm.
Mr. L.E. Decaju, Brussels (according to a stamp on the reverse). | Anonymous sale; Phillips, London, 3 April 2001, lot 20, where acquired by the present owner.
oil on canvas
104 x 142 cm.
Mr. L.E. Decaju, Brussels (according to a stamp on the reverse). | Anonymous sale; Phillips, London, 3 April 2001, lot 20, where acquired by the present owner.
A top price for Désiré Donny
This artwork by Désiré Donny achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Amsterdam in May 2016. In the Old Masters & 19th Century Art - (including Dutch Impressionism) auction, the work Harbour at night sold for EUR 25,000.00 - well above the upper estimate of EUR 12,000.00. This high result makes Harbour at night the most expensive artwork by Désiré Donny that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Désiré Donny
Dieses Kunstwerk von Désiré Donny erzielte im Mai 2016 bei Christies in Amsterdam einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Masters & 19th Century Art - (including Dutch Impressionism) wurde die Arbeit Harbour at night für EUR 25.000,00 versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von EUR 12.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Harbour at night zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Désiré Donny, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Désiré Donny - Auction history
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