George Willem Opdenhoff

Fishermen selling their catch on the foreshore

Found at Christies, London
Maritime Art, Lot 65
23. May - 23. May 2012
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.500 GBP
Price realised: 1.625 GBP
George Willem Opdenhoff (Fulda, Prussia 1807-1875 The Hague)
Fishermen selling their catch on the foreshore
signed 'G:W: Opdenhoff' (lower right)
oil on canvas
19¾ x 26½ in. (50.2 x 67.4 cm.)

Auction result well in line with expectations

The work Fishermen selling their catch on the foreshore by George Willem Opdenhoff was sold in the Maritime Art auction at Christies in London in May 2012. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 1,500.00 – 2,500.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 1,625.00 (€ 2,024.68) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by George Willem Opdenhoff achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Shipping in a calm; Shipping on a choppy sea in October 2000 with an auction result of NLG 81,914.00 (€ 39,316.02).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit Fishermen selling their catch on the foreshore von George Willem Opdenhoff wurde im Mai 2012 in der Auktion Maritime Art bei Christies in London versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 1.500,00 – 2.500,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 1.625,00 (€ 2.024,68) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von George Willem Opdenhoff erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Shipping in a calm; Shipping on a choppy sea im Oktober 2000 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von NLG 81.914,00 (€ 39.316,02).

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