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- Estimate
- €4,000–€6,000 hammer ≈ $4,770–$7,156
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's AM0920 · 20 April 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3039904
- Record
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Hermann Kern, the thirsty reader. Sotheby's, 20 Apr 2004, lot 54. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3039904.
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Hermann Kern, the thirsty reader. Sotheby's, 20 Apr 2004, lot 54. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3039904.
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From the same sale Sotheby's AM0920 · Apr 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| a town by a river | Joséphine Fesser | €2,500–€3,500 | |
| bringing in the catch | Hermanus Koekkoek | €12,000–€18,000 | |
| a view of harlingen harbour | Willem George Frederik Jansen | €4,000–€6,000 | |
| "la Malade" ; a lady at a table | Alexander Hugo Bakker Korff | €2,000–€3,000 | |
| travellers on a path, Haarlem in the distance | Jan Jacob Spohler | €6,000–€8,000 | |
| midst a naval battle, the Dutch fighting the Danes and the Swedes | Francois Etienne Musin | €8,000–€12,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermann Kern | [no title recorded] | $5,711 | Dorotheum, Feb 2018 | |
| Hermann Kern | A tradesman and a gentleman reading their newspapers (a pair | Heritage Auctions, Jun 2021 | ||
| Hermann Kern | The tailor and the Cobbler, a pair | Sotheby's, Oct 2016 | ||
| Hermann Kern | The Oboist | Sotheby's, Jan 2012 | ||
| Hermann Kern | In the wine cellar | Christie's, Dec 1998 | ||
| Hermann Kern | the peasant's meal | Sotheby's, Apr 2008 | ||
| Hermann Kern | portrait of a Spanish musketeer | Sotheby's, Oct 2003 | ||
| Hermann Kern | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Apr 2016 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.