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- A view of the Piazza del Duomo, Messina, with the Fountain of Orion, the Cathedral to the right
Willem Schellinks
A view of the Piazza del Duomo, Messina, with the Fountain of Orion, the Cathedral to the right
Found at
Christies,
New York
Old Master and 19th Century Drawings, Lot 8
25. JAN - 25. JAN 2005
Old Master and 19th Century Drawings, Lot 8
25. JAN - 25. JAN 2005
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Willem Schellinks (Amsterdam 1623-1678)
A view of the Piazza del Duomo, Messina, with the Fountain of Orion, the Cathedral to the right
inscribed 'GRAND MERSI A MESSINA'
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash
12 x 12¼ in. (305 x 311 mm.)
A view of the Piazza del Duomo, Messina, with the Fountain of Orion, the Cathedral to the right
inscribed 'GRAND MERSI A MESSINA'
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash
12 x 12¼ in. (305 x 311 mm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Willem Schellinks achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in January 2005. In the Old Master and 19th Century Drawings auction, the work A view of the Piazza del Duomo, Messina, with the Fountain of Orion, the Cathedral to the right sold for USD 33,600.00 (€ 25,749.10) - well above the upper estimate of USD 15,000.00. Admittedly, works by Willem Schellinks have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Winter Landscape With The Tiber And The Ponte Molle, Rome in January 2009 with an auction result of USD 266,500.00 (€ 208,138.08).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Willem Schellinks erzielte im Januar 2005 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master and 19th Century Drawings wurde die Arbeit A view of the Piazza del Duomo, Messina, with the Fountain of Orion, the Cathedral to the right für USD 33.600,00 (€ 25.749,10) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 15.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Willem Schellinks auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Winter Landscape With The Tiber And The Ponte Molle, Rome im Januar 2009 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 266.500,00 (€ 208.138,08).
