Gerrit Dou
A sleeping dog beside a terracotta jug, a basket, a pair of clogs and a pile of kindling wood
Estimate: 2.000.000 - 3.000.000 USD
Price realised: 4.720.000 USD
Price realised: 4.720.000 USD
Description
Gerrit Dou (Leiden 1613-1675)
A sleeping dog beside a terracotta jug, a basket, a pair of clogs and a pile of kindling wood
signed and dated 'GDov. 1650' (GD linked, lower center)
oil on panel
6½ x 8½ in. (16.5 x 21.6 cm.)
A sleeping dog beside a terracotta jug, a basket, a pair of clogs and a pile of kindling wood
signed and dated 'GDov. 1650' (GD linked, lower center)
oil on panel
6½ x 8½ in. (16.5 x 21.6 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 57 %.
The work A sleeping dog beside a terracotta jug, a basket, a pair of clogs and a pile of kindling wood by Gerrit Dou was sold in the Old Master Paintings auction at Christies in New York in May 2005. The »bidding war« ended at USD 4,720,000.00 (€ 3,822,171.84), 57% above the upper estimate. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Gerrit Dou; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot An Elderly Woman, Seated By A Window At Her Spinning Wheel, Eating Porridge sold at auction in January 2011 with the realized price of USD 5,346,500.00 (€ 3,898,286.55).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 57 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit A sleeping dog beside a terracotta jug, a basket, a pair of clogs and a pile of kindling wood von Gerrit Dou wurde im Mai 2005 in der Auktion Old Master Paintings bei Christies in New York versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 4.720.000,00 (€ 3.822.171,84) und damit 57% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Gerrit Dou; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit An Elderly Woman, Seated By A Window At Her Spinning Wheel, Eating Porridge im Januar 2011 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 5.346.500,00 (€ 3.898.286,55).
Gerrit Dou - Auction history
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