Willem Van De Velde The Younger

A Calm – A kaag alongside a smalschip at anchor, with a weyschuit being pushed off the shore and a man-of-war firing a salute beyond

Found at Christies
Old Masters Evening Sale, Lot 23
8. Dec - 8. Dec 2022
Estimate: 400.000 - 600.000 GBP
Price realised: 378.000 GBP
WILLEM VAN DE VELDE THE YOUNGER (LEIDEN 1633-1707 LONDON)
A Calm – A kaag alongside a smalschip at anchor, with a weyschuit being pushed off the shore and a man-of-war firing a salute beyond
signed with initials 'W VV' (lower right, on a piece of driftwood)
oil on canvas
13 3/8 x 14 7/8 in. (34 x 37.8 cm.)

Auction result misses estimated price range

When the work A Calm – A kaag alongside a smalschip at anchor, with a weyschuit being pushed off the shore and a man-of-war firing a salute beyond by Willem van de Velde II was auctioned at Christies in December last year, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 400,000.00 – 600,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 378,000.00 (€ 426,725.18). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Willem van de Velde II achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Dutch men-o'-war and other shipping in a calm in December 2011 with an auction result of GBP 5,921,250.00 (€ 7,091,533.28).

Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne

Als die Arbeit A Calm – A kaag alongside a smalschip at anchor, with a weyschuit being pushed off the shore and a man-of-war firing a salute beyond von Willem van de Velde II im Dezember letzten Jahres bei Christies versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 400.000,00 – 600.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 378.000,00 (€ 426.725,18) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Willem van de Velde II erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Dutch men-o'-war and other shipping in a calm im Dezember 2011 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 5.921.250,00 (€ 7.091.533,28).

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