Dick Ket
Self-portrait with a bread roll
Found at
Christies,
Amsterdam
THE DR ANTON C.R. DREESMANN COLLECTION: DUTCH PICTURES & WOA, Lot 1378
16. Apr - 16. Apr 2002
THE DR ANTON C.R. DREESMANN COLLECTION: DUTCH PICTURES & WOA, Lot 1378
16. Apr - 16. Apr 2002
Estimate: 40.000 - 50.000 EUR
Price realised: 82.250 EUR
Price realised: 82.250 EUR
Description
Dick Ket (Den Helder 1902-1940 Bennekom)
Self-portrait with a bread roll
with inscription by the father of the artist 'Schets van Dick Ket' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
31 x 26 cm. (12¼ x 9 7/8 in.)
Self-portrait with a bread roll
with inscription by the father of the artist 'Schets van Dick Ket' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
31 x 26 cm. (12¼ x 9 7/8 in.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 65 %.
The work Self-portrait with a bread roll by Dick Ket was auctioned at Christies in Amsterdam in April 2002. It achieved a price of EUR 82,250.00 exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 65 %. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Dick Ket - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Stilleven met fluit: a still life with flute, which sold at auction in November 2009 for EUR 241,000.00.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 65 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Self-portrait with a bread roll von Dick Ket kam im April 2002 bei Christies in Amsterdam zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von EUR 82.250,00 und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 65 %. Für andere Arbeiten von Dick Ket mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Stilleven met fluit: a still life with flute beobachtet, die im November 2009 für EUR 241.000,00 versteigert wurde.