Dirck Maas
Frogs, butterflies and snails amid undergrowth near a wall, an Italianate garden beyond
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 GBP
Price realised: 12.925 GBP
Price realised: 12.925 GBP
Description
Dirck Maas (Haarlem 1659-1717)
Frogs, butterflies and snails amid undergrowth near a wall, an Italianate garden beyond
signed and dated 'D Maas./A 1683' (centre right)
oil on canvas
16¼ x 19 5/8 in. (41.3 x 49.8 cm.)
Frogs, butterflies and snails amid undergrowth near a wall, an Italianate garden beyond
signed and dated 'D Maas./A 1683' (centre right)
oil on canvas
16¼ x 19 5/8 in. (41.3 x 49.8 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 62 %.
The work Frogs, butterflies and snails amid undergrowth near a wall, an Italianate garden beyond by Dirk Maas was auctioned at Christies in London in October 2002. It achieved a price of GBP 12,925.00 (€ 20,445.07), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 62%. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Dirk Maas; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Thistles, Dock And Other Forest-Floor Plants In A Parkland Setting With Frogs, Butterflies And Snails sold at auction in July 2011 with the realized price of GBP 32,450.00 (€ 37,241.23).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 62 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Frogs, butterflies and snails amid undergrowth near a wall, an Italianate garden beyond von Dirk Maas kam im Oktober 2002 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 12.925,00 (€ 20.445,07) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 62%. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Dirk Maas; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Thistles, Dock And Other Forest-Floor Plants In A Parkland Setting With Frogs, Butterflies And Snails im Juli 2011 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 32.450,00 (€ 37.241,23).