Willem Pietersz. Buytewech
A poultry market in a Dutch town, with a church in the background
Found at
Christies,
New York
Old Master and 19th Century Drawings including Property from, Lot 124
23. Jan - 23. Jan 2002
Old Master and 19th Century Drawings including Property from, Lot 124
23. Jan - 23. Jan 2002
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 USD
Price realised: 424.000 USD
Price realised: 424.000 USD
Description
Willem Pietersz. Buytewech (1591-1624)
A poultry market in a Dutch town, with a church in the background
numbered '12'
pencil, pen and brown ink, gray wash, pen and brown ink framing lines
5 x 7½ in. (127 x 191 mm.)
A poultry market in a Dutch town, with a church in the background
numbered '12'
pencil, pen and brown ink, gray wash, pen and brown ink framing lines
5 x 7½ in. (127 x 191 mm.)
Artwork auctioned at seven times the upper estimate price
The work A poultry market in a Dutch town, with a church in the background by Willem Pietersz. Buytewech was worth USD 424,000.00 (€ 493,367.47) 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 A poultry market in a Dutch town, with a church in the background von Willem Pietersz. Buytewech war einem Käufer im Januar 2002 USD 424.000,00 (€ 493.367,47) 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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