Willem Pietersz. Buytewech
Study for a frontispiece: A cook and a fisherman flanking trophies of poultry and vegetables
Found at
Christies,
New York
Old Master and 19th Century Drawings including Property from, Lot 122
23. Jan - 23. Jan 2002
Old Master and 19th Century Drawings including Property from, Lot 122
23. Jan - 23. Jan 2002
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 USD
Price realised: 446.000 USD
Price realised: 446.000 USD
Description
Willem Pietersz. Buytewech (1591-1624)
Study for a frontispiece: A cook and a fisherman flanking trophies of poultry and vegetables
signed, inscribed and dated 'Willem buiteweij fecit (?) et inventor Anno 1621' and numbered 'i'
pencil, pen and brown ink, gray wash, pen and brown ink framing lines, watermark coat-of-arms flanked by lions (?)
4 7/8 x 7½ in. (124 x 191 mm.)
Study for a frontispiece: A cook and a fisherman flanking trophies of poultry and vegetables
signed, inscribed and dated 'Willem buiteweij fecit (?) et inventor Anno 1621' and numbered 'i'
pencil, pen and brown ink, gray wash, pen and brown ink framing lines, watermark coat-of-arms flanked by lions (?)
4 7/8 x 7½ in. (124 x 191 mm.)
Artwork auctioned at seven times the upper estimate price
The work Study for a frontispiece: A cook and a fisherman flanking trophies of poultry and vegetables by Willem Pietersz. Buytewech was worth USD 446,000.00 (€ 518,966.72) to a buyer in January 2002. This price was achieved in the auction Old Master and 19th Century Drawings including Property from at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 60,000.00 many times over. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Willem Pietersz. Buytewech; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot A fish market in a Dutch town, with a bridge and houses in the background sold at auction in January 2002 with the realized price of USD 468,000.00 (€ 544,565.98).
Kunstwerk zum Siebenfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Study for a frontispiece: A cook and a fisherman flanking trophies of poultry and vegetables von Willem Pietersz. Buytewech war einem Käufer im Januar 2002 USD 446.000,00 (€ 518.966,72) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Old Master and 19th Century Drawings including Property from bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 60.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Willem Pietersz. Buytewech; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit A fish market in a Dutch town, with a bridge and houses in the background im Januar 2002 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 468.000,00 (€ 544.565,98).
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