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Lot 76 · Old Master & British Drawings

A frozen winter landscape with figures digging holes in the ice

Hendrick Avercamp · black chalk, pen and brown ink, and watercolor heightened with white

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Estimate
$20,000–$30,000 hammer
Result
upcoming — 1 February 2024
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Old Master & British Drawings, New York · 1 February 2024
Dimensions
7 ¼ x 9 ¾ in. (18.4 x 24.7 cm)
Record ID
TB-2026-3281265
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Hendrick Avercamp, A frozen winter landscape with figures digging holes in the ice. Christie's, 1 Feb 2024, lot 76. estimate $20,000–$30,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3281265.

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90% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%

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Hendrick Avercamp, A frozen winter landscape with figures digging holes in the ice. Christie's, 1 Feb 2024, lot 76. estimate $20,000–$30,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3281265.

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