ADOLPH VON MENZEL
(Breslau 1815)
Forest. 1876.
Carpenter's pencil.
Monogrammed and dated: AM 76
20.6 x 14 cm.
CHF 5 000 / 7 000
EUR 3 290 / 4 610
Sold for CHF 37 200 buyer's premium incl.
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Old Master Prints and Drawings - Auction 27 March 2009 |
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A148/3470 ADOLPH VON MENZEL (Breslau 1815) Forest. 1876. Carpenter's pencil. Monogrammed and dated: AM 76 20.6 x 14 cm. CHF 5 000 / 7 000 EUR 3 290 / 4 610 Sold for CHF 37 200 buyer's premium incl. For a high-resolution image, please click on the picture. |
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A148/3539 HARMENSZ VAN RIJN REMBRANDT (Leiden 1606-1669 Amsterdam). Christ healing the sick (the "Hundred Guilder Print"). 1649. CHF 3 000 / 4 000 EUR 1 970 / 2 630 Sold for CHF 31 200 buyer's premium incl. For a high-resolution image, please click on the picture. |
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A148/3662 COLONEL PETIER "Aquarelles de Grèce, Turquie et Égypte." Greece / Middle East. Album with 80 partly colored drawings and watercolors. 19th century. CHF 4 000/ 6 000 EUR 2 630 / 3 950 Sold for CHF 138 000 buyer's premium incl. For a high-resolution image, please click on the picture. |
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| During the morning session of old master and 19th century drawings at Koller, a small forest view in lead pencil by Adolph von Menzel soared to CHF 37 200 / € 24 550 (lot 3470). Engravings of Swiss views did very well, in spite of the difficult market this sector has experienced in the past few years. Highlights of the old master engravings include the so-called “Hundred Guilder Print” by Rembrandt that sold for CHF 31 200 / € 20 600 (lot 3539). Among the books and autographs, a work containing 80 anonymous watercolors and drawings of views of Greece, Turkey and Egypt, “Aquarelles de Grèce, Turquie et Egypte” (lot 3662), was hotly disputed by ten telephone and salesroom bidders, finally reaching CHF 138 000 / € 91 000. | ||