Lot 35 · Old Master & British Drawings
A praying mantis, two longhorn beetles, a grasshopper in flight and other insects
Pieter Withoos · pen and brown ink, watercolor
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- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & British Drawings , New York · 28 January 2022
- Dimensions
- in. (23 x 34 cm)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3489376
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Pieter Withoos, A praying mantis, two longhorn beetles, a grasshopper in flight and other insects. Christie's, 28 Jan 2022, lot 35. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3489376.
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Pieter Withoos, A praying mantis, two longhorn beetles, a grasshopper in flight and other insects. Christie's, 28 Jan 2022, lot 35. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3489376.
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pieter Withoos | Cinq insectes dont une araignée et une libellule | $6,780 | Christie's, Oct 2013 | |
| Pieter Withoos | Studies of butterflies and moths | Sotheby's, Jul 2011 | ||
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| Dutch School, 18th Century | Pastoral | Scène pastorale | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Pieter Withoos | Songbird on a BranchFalcon on a Branch | Lempertz, Nov 2024 | ||
| Cornelis Saftleven | Standing Young Man | Sotheby's, Jan 2018 | ||
| Pieter Withoos | a sheet of studies of moths | Sotheby's, Jul 2008 |
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.