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George Willem Opdenhoff
Shipping in a calm; Shipping on a choppy sea
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 NLG
Price realised: 81.914 NLG
Price realised: 81.914 NLG
Description
George Willem Opdenhoff (Dutch, 1807-1873)
Shipping in a calm; Shipping on a choppy sea
both signed G:W:Opdenhoff
oil on panel
38 x 57 cm
Shipping in a calm; Shipping on a choppy sea
both signed G:W:Opdenhoff
oil on panel
38 x 57 cm
A top price for George Willem Opdenhoff
In October 2000 Christies in Amsterdam held the auction NINETEENTH CENTURY ART, which included the work Shipping in a calm; Shipping on a choppy sea by George Willem Opdenhoff. The »bidding war« ended at NLG 81,914.00 (€ 39,316.02), 64% above the upper estimate. This high result makes Shipping in a calm; Shipping on a choppy sea the most expensive artwork by George Willem Opdenhoff that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für George Willem Opdenhoff
Im Oktober 2000 führte Christies in Amsterdam die Auktion NINETEENTH CENTURY ART durch, in der auch die Arbeit Shipping in a calm; Shipping on a choppy sea von George Willem Opdenhoff zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von NLG 81.914,00 (€ 39.316,02) und damit 64% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Shipping in a calm; Shipping on a choppy sea zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von George Willem Opdenhoff, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.