Johannes Bronkhorst
Studies of birds in landscape settings: A waxwing ( Bombycilla ); A common chaffinch ( Fringilla coelebs ); A great grey shrike ( Lanius excubitor ); A common kingfisher ( Alcedo atthis ); A house sparrow ( Passer domesticus ); A
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours, Lot 48
07.Jul - 07.Jul.2015
Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours, Lot 48
07.Jul - 07.Jul.2015
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 GBP
Price realised: 17.500 GBP
Price realised: 17.500 GBP
Description
all but one signed with initials 'JB f: ad. viv.' the letters JB interlaced and one dated '1723' and another with illegible date, one with inscription 'JB' (recto), five with Latin descriptions of the birds (verso)
bodycolour with gum Arabic
8 7/8 x 10 ½ in. (22.5 x 26.6 cm.) each
(10)
bodycolour with gum Arabic
8 7/8 x 10 ½ in. (22.5 x 26.6 cm.) each
(10)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Studies of birds in landscape settings: A waxwing ( Bombycilla ); A common chaffinch ( Fringilla coelebs ); A great grey shrike ( Lanius excubitor ); A common kingfisher ( Alcedo atthis ); A house sparrow ( Passer domesticus ); A by Johannes Bronckhorst was sold in the Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours auction at Christies in London in July 2015. The price achieved of GBP 17,500.00 (€ 24,809.12) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 15,000.00 – 20,000.00. Other works by Johannes Bronckhorst have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in July 2011 the work Four sheets of studies showing different species of tropical marine fish, including two species of blenny and a butterfly fish (no. 1); a grunt, a parrotfish and a banded butterfly fish (no. 2); a grouper, marbled grouper and butterfly fish (no. 3); was auctioned for GBP 22,500.00 (€ 25,822.12).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Studies of birds in landscape settings: A waxwing ( Bombycilla ); A common chaffinch ( Fringilla coelebs ); A great grey shrike ( Lanius excubitor ); A common kingfisher ( Alcedo atthis ); A house sparrow ( Passer domesticus ); A von Johannes Bronckhorst wurde im Juli 2015 in der Auktion Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours bei Christies in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 17.500,00 (€ 24.809,12) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 15.000,00 – 20.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Johannes Bronckhorst konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Juli 2011 die Arbeit Four sheets of studies showing different species of tropical marine fish, including two species of blenny and a butterfly fish (no. 1); a grunt, a parrotfish and a banded butterfly fish (no. 2); a grouper, marbled grouper and butterfly fish (no. 3); für GBP 22.500,00 (€ 25
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