Willem Hekking
Apricots on a branch
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours including a Fine Collection of Old Master Prints, Lot 49
6. Jul - 6. Jul 2021
Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours including a Fine Collection of Old Master Prints, Lot 49
6. Jul - 6. Jul 2021
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 GBP
Price realised: 375 GBP
Price realised: 375 GBP
Description
Willem Hekking (Amsterdam 1796-1862)
Apricots on a branch
signed ‘W Hekking F.’ (lower right)
graphite and watercolour, watermark (‘J WHATMAN 1836’), pencil framing lines
9½ x 13½ in. (24.1 x 34.3 cm)
- with M. Israel, Amsterdam, by 1954. | Hans van Leeuwen (1911-2010), Utrecht and Amerongen; Christie’s, Amsterdam, 10 November 1999, lot 94. | with Kate de Rothschild, London; from whom acquired in 2002 by the present owner.
Apricots on a branch
signed ‘W Hekking F.’ (lower right)
graphite and watercolour, watermark (‘J WHATMAN 1836’), pencil framing lines
9½ x 13½ in. (24.1 x 34.3 cm)
- with M. Israel, Amsterdam, by 1954. | Hans van Leeuwen (1911-2010), Utrecht and Amerongen; Christie’s, Amsterdam, 10 November 1999, lot 94. | with Kate de Rothschild, London; from whom acquired in 2002 by the present owner.
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Apricots on a branch by Willem Hekking I was auctioned at Christies in London in July 2021, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 800.00 – 1,200.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 375.00 (€ 439.77). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Willem Hekking I achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Eight Watercolours Of Fruits, Vegetables And Nuts in July 2017 with an auction result of GBP 8,125.00 (€ 9,066.25).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Apricots on a branch von Willem Hekking I im Juli 2021 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 800,00 – 1.200,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 375,00 (€ 439,77) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Willem Hekking I erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Eight Watercolours Of Fruits, Vegetables And Nuts im Juli 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 8.125,00 (€ 9.066,25).
Willem Hekking I - Auction history
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