Klaas Boonstra
Seated woman
Found at
Christies,
Amsterdam
PICTURES, WATERCOLOURS & DRAWINGS INCLUDING FLOWER PICTURES, Lot 416
25. Jun - 25. Jun 2002
PICTURES, WATERCOLOURS & DRAWINGS INCLUDING FLOWER PICTURES, Lot 416
25. Jun - 25. Jun 2002
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 EUR
Price realised: 2.629 EUR
Price realised: 2.629 EUR
Description
Klaas Boonstra (Dutch, 1905-1999)
Seated woman
signed 'Boonstra' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas laid down on board
91 x 79 cm.
Executed circa 1960
Seated woman
signed 'Boonstra' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas laid down on board
91 x 79 cm.
Executed circa 1960
A top price for Klaas Boonstra
In June 2002 Christies in Amsterdam held the auction PICTURES, WATERCOLOURS & DRAWINGS INCLUDING FLOWER PICTURES, which included the work Seated woman by Klaas Boonstra. The »bidding war« ended at EUR 2,629.00 31% above the upper estimate. With this result, Seated woman is even the most expensive work of art by Klaas Boonstra that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Klaas Boonstra
Im Juni 2002 führte Christies in Amsterdam die Auktion PICTURES, WATERCOLOURS & DRAWINGS INCLUDING FLOWER PICTURES durch, in der auch die Arbeit Seated woman von Klaas Boonstra zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von EUR 2.629,00 und damit 31% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Seated woman sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Klaas Boonstra, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Klaas Boonstra - Auction history
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