Jan Baptist Weenix
Architectural interior with foreign shippers, ruins and a shipyard beyond
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Master Paintings Part II, Lot 637
30. Jan - 30. Jan 2021
Master Paintings Part II, Lot 637
30. Jan - 30. Jan 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Jan Baptist Weenix
Amsterdam 1621 - 1659 De Haar (Vleuten-De Meern)
Architectural interior with foreign shippers, ruins and a shipyard beyond
indistinctly signed, center right: Gio. B/Weenix
oil on canvas
canvas: 31 1/2 by 26 in.; 80 by 66 cm.
framed: 37 by 31 3/4 in.; 94 by 80.6 cm.
Sale of H.C. du Bois, The Hague, and others, Amsterdam, Frederik Muller, 27 November 1906, lot 195 (where described as signed and dated Gio. Batta Weenix 1649) [for fl 140]; | Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 7 December 1994, lot 193; | There acquired by Johnny van Haeften, London; | From whom acquired.
Amsterdam 1621 - 1659 De Haar (Vleuten-De Meern)
Architectural interior with foreign shippers, ruins and a shipyard beyond
indistinctly signed, center right: Gio. B/Weenix
oil on canvas
canvas: 31 1/2 by 26 in.; 80 by 66 cm.
framed: 37 by 31 3/4 in.; 94 by 80.6 cm.
Sale of H.C. du Bois, The Hague, and others, Amsterdam, Frederik Muller, 27 November 1906, lot 195 (where described as signed and dated Gio. Batta Weenix 1649) [for fl 140]; | Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 7 December 1994, lot 193; | There acquired by Johnny van Haeften, London; | From whom acquired.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 51 %.
The work Architectural interior with foreign shippers, ruins and a shipyard beyond by Jan Baptist Weenix was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in January 2021. It achieved a price of USD 52,920.00 (€ 43,609.39), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 51%. Admittedly, works by Jan Baptist Weenix have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Italianate landscape with a shepherd showing a woman his flock in December 2018 with an auction result of GBP 248,750.00 (€ 277,129.56).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 51 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Architectural interior with foreign shippers, ruins and a shipyard beyond von Jan Baptist Weenix kam im Januar 2021 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 52.920,00 (€ 43.609,39) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 51%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Jan Baptist Weenix auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Italianate landscape with a shepherd showing a woman his flock im Dezember 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 248.750,00 (€ 277.129,56).
Jan Baptist Weenix - Auction history
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