Willem Bastiaan Tholen
The Billiards Player
Estimate: 60.000 - 80.000 GBP
Price realised: 287.500 GBP
Price realised: 287.500 GBP
Description
Property from an American Private Collection
WILLEM BASTIAAN THOLEN
Dutch
1860-1931
The Billiards Player
signed and dated WB Tholen 96 lower left
oil on canvas
62 by 70cm., 24½ by 27½in.
Henri Arntzenius, The Hague (probably acquired from the artist) | Johanna Arntzenius-Bouvin, The Hague (widow of the above) | Thence by descent to the present owner, grandson of the above
WILLEM BASTIAAN THOLEN
Dutch
1860-1931
The Billiards Player
signed and dated WB Tholen 96 lower left
oil on canvas
62 by 70cm., 24½ by 27½in.
Henri Arntzenius, The Hague (probably acquired from the artist) | Johanna Arntzenius-Bouvin, The Hague (widow of the above) | Thence by descent to the present owner, grandson of the above
A top price for Willem Bastiaan Tholen
The work The Billiards Player by Willem Bastiaan Tholen was worth GBP 287,500.00 (€ 315,655.88) to a buyer in July 2019. This price was achieved in the auction 19th Century European Paintings at Sothebys in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 80,000.00 many times over. This high result makes The Billiards Player the most expensive artwork by Willem Bastiaan Tholen that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Willem Bastiaan Tholen
Die Arbeit The Billiards Player von Willem Bastiaan Tholen war einem Käufer im Juli 2019 GBP 287.500,00 (€ 315.655,88) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion 19th Century European Paintings bei Sothebys in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 80.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The Billiards Player zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Willem Bastiaan Tholen, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Willem Bastiaan Tholen - Auction history
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