Pieter Barbiers I
View of the ruin of the abbey of Rijnsburg seen from the west; and View of the ruin of the abbey of Rijnsburg seen from the north
Found at
Christies,
New York
The I.Q. van Regteren Altena Collection Part IV, Lot 152
13. May - 13. May 2015
The I.Q. van Regteren Altena Collection Part IV, Lot 152
13. May - 13. May 2015
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
inscribed 'Een gedeelte van de Abtdij / te Rhynsburg naar 't Leeven / getekend door / P:? Barbiers Bz: Ao 1812 Zedert vernietigd' (1); and 'Een gedeelte van de Abtdij / van Rhynsburg naar 't Leeven / getekend door / P:? Barbiers Bz: Ao 1812 Zedert vernietigd' (2)
watercolour, black ink framing lines, indented for transfer (2), one with partial watermark L & Co
27 x 36.6 cm.; and 26.5 x 36.8 cm.
(2)2
Collection Engelbrechts, 1837 (according to the 1942 exhibition catalogue). | Possibly Jan Six van Hillegom, 1837 (according to the 1994 article, and an inscription on the verso of the first drawing). | D.C. Meijer Jr.; R.W.P. de Vries, Amsterdam, 12-14 December 1910, lot 1133 ('Afbeelding van de Kerk en de ruïne der Abdy. Twee fraaie teekeningen in kleuren door P. Barbiers.').
watercolour, black ink framing lines, indented for transfer (2), one with partial watermark L & Co
27 x 36.6 cm.; and 26.5 x 36.8 cm.
(2)2
Collection Engelbrechts, 1837 (according to the 1942 exhibition catalogue). | Possibly Jan Six van Hillegom, 1837 (according to the 1994 article, and an inscription on the verso of the first drawing). | D.C. Meijer Jr.; R.W.P. de Vries, Amsterdam, 12-14 December 1910, lot 1133 ('Afbeelding van de Kerk en de ruïne der Abdy. Twee fraaie teekeningen in kleuren door P. Barbiers.').
A top price for Pieter Barbiers I
This artwork by Pieter Barbiers I achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in May 2015. In the The I.Q. van Regteren Altena Collection Part IV auction, the work View of the ruin of the abbey of Rijnsburg seen from the west; and View of the ruin of the abbey of Rijnsburg seen from the north sold for EUR 4,000.00 - well above the upper estimate of EUR 1,800.00. This high result makes View of the ruin of the abbey of Rijnsburg seen from the west; and View of the ruin of the abbey of Rijnsburg seen from the north the most expensive artwork by Pieter Barbiers I that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Pieter Barbiers I
Dieses Kunstwerk von Pieter Barbiers I erzielte im Mai 2015 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The I.Q. van Regteren Altena Collection Part IV wurde die Arbeit View of the ruin of the abbey of Rijnsburg seen from the west; and View of the ruin of the abbey of Rijnsburg seen from the north für EUR 4.000,00 versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von EUR 1.800,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht View of the ruin of the abbey of Rijnsburg seen from the west; and View of the ruin of the abbey of Rijnsburg seen from the north zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Pieter Barbiers I, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Pieter Barbiers I - Auction history
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