Lot 1 · Post-War & Contemporary Evening Sale
In the sunlit dunes, Haarlem beyond
Willem Vester · oil on panel
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- Estimate
- €3,000–€5,000 hammer ≈ $4,748–$7,914
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War & Contemporary Evening Sale, New York · 15 April 2008
- Dimensions
- 42 x 58.5 cm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4423855
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Willem Vester, In the sunlit dunes, Haarlem beyond. Christie's, 15 Apr 2008, lot 1. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4423855.
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Willem Vester, In the sunlit dunes, Haarlem beyond. Christie's, 15 Apr 2008, lot 1. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4423855.
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From the same sale Post-War & Contemporary Evening Sale · Apr 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle on a riverbank | Hendrikus Van De Sande Bakhuyzen | €15,000–€20,000 | |
| Mint (Red) | Ed Ruscha | $2,500,000–$3,500,000 | |
| Black: Two Dots and Eleven | Alexander Calder | $1,200,000–$1,800,000 | |
| Marching Figure | Bruce Nauman | $400,000–$600,000 | |
| Andrew Head/Andrew Head, Stacked | Bruce Nauman | $1,500,000–$2,500,000 | |
| Untitled (locomotive) | Robert Rauschenberg | $350,000–$550,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willem Vester | A summer landscape with figures and cattle | $13,087 | Sotheby's, Dec 2009 | |
| Willem Vester | an extensive summer landscape with haying farmers | Sotheby's, Oct 2003 | ||
| Willem Vester | Skaters on a frozen river near a Dutch town | Christie's, Oct 1999 | ||
| Isaac Israels | Portrait of a Lady | Sotheby's, Sep 2023 | ||
| Willem Vester | cows in a dutch polder landscape | Sotheby's, Mar 2005 | ||
| Willem Vester | Cows on a sandy track in a wooded landscape | Christie's, Apr 2000 | ||
| Charles Henri Joseph Leickert | Skaters on a frozen stream | Sotheby's, Jul 2024 | ||
| Charles Henri Joseph Leickert | Winter Landscape with Skaters on a Frozen Lake | Lempertz, Nov 2024 |
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