Hendrick Meyer
Sunrise over a river valley with fishermen, travellers and herdsmen in the foreground; and Sunset over a pastoral landscape with herdsmen returning home and travellers resting
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours, Lot 63
5. Jul - 5. Jul 2011
Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours, Lot 63
5. Jul - 5. Jul 2011
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 GBP
Price realised: 57.650 GBP
Price realised: 57.650 GBP
Description
Hendrick Meyer (Amsterdam 1737-1793 London)
Sunrise over a river valley with fishermen, travellers and herdsmen in the foreground; and Sunset over a pastoral landscape with herdsmen returning home and travellers resting
both signed and dated 'H k Meijer. inv. Fecit 1780'
bodycolour, gum arabic, black and brown bodycolour framing lines
17 x 21¾ in. (43 x 55 cm.)
Sunrise over a river valley with fishermen, travellers and herdsmen in the foreground; and Sunset over a pastoral landscape with herdsmen returning home and travellers resting
both signed and dated 'H k Meijer. inv. Fecit 1780'
bodycolour, gum arabic, black and brown bodycolour framing lines
17 x 21¾ in. (43 x 55 cm.)
A top price for Hendrick Meyer
This artwork by Hendrick Meyer achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in July 2011. In the Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours auction, the work Sunrise over a river valley with fishermen, travellers and herdsmen in the foreground; and Sunset over a pastoral landscape with herdsmen returning home and travellers resting sold for GBP 57,650.00 (€ 66,162.00) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 20,000.00. This high result makes Sunrise over a river valley with fishermen, travellers and herdsmen in the foreground; and Sunset over a pastoral landscape with herdsmen returning home and travellers resting the most expensive artwork by Hendrick Meyer that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Hendrick Meyer
Dieses Kunstwerk von Hendrick Meyer erzielte im Juli 2011 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours wurde die Arbeit Sunrise over a river valley with fishermen, travellers and herdsmen in the foreground; and Sunset over a pastoral landscape with herdsmen returning home and travellers resting für GBP 57.650,00 (€ 66.162,00) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 20.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Sunrise over a river valley with fishermen, travellers and herdsmen in the foreground; and Sunset over a pastoral landscape with herdsmen returning home and travellers resting zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Hendrick Meyer, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Hendrick Meyer - Auction history
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