Willem van de Velde II - Dutch men-o\'-war and other shipping in a calm

Willem van de Velde II

Dutch men-o'-war and other shipping in a calm

Found at Christies, London
Old Master & British Paintings (Evening Sale), Lot 9
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2011
Estimate: 1.500.000 - 2.500.000 GBP
Price realised: 5.921.250 GBP
Description
Willem van de Velde II (Leiden 1633-1707 London)
Dutch men-o'-war and other shipping in a calm
signed 'willem:van velde f' (lower centre, on the rowing boat)
oil on canvas
34 x 47 in. (86.3 x 119.3 cm.)
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A top price for Willem van de Velde II

This artwork by Willem van de Velde II achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in December 2011. In the Old Master & British Paintings (Evening Sale) auction, the work Dutch men-o'-war and other shipping in a calm sold for GBP 5,921,250.00 (€ 7,091,533.28) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 2,500,000.00. This high result makes Dutch men-o'-war and other shipping in a calm the most expensive artwork by Willem van de Velde II that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Willem van de Velde II

Dieses Kunstwerk von Willem van de Velde II erzielte im Dezember 2011 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master & British Paintings (Evening Sale) wurde die Arbeit Dutch men-o'-war and other shipping in a calm für GBP 5.921.250,00 (€ 7.091.533,28) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 2.500.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Dutch men-o'-war and other shipping in a calm zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Willem van de Velde II, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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