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Lot 59 · 19th Century Paintings

sailing ships at anchor

Willem Gruyter

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Estimate
€4,000–€6,000 hammer ≈ $6,348–$9,521
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — 19th Century Paintings, Amsterdam · 14 April 2008
Record ID
TB-2026-3746121
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Willem Gruyter, sailing ships at anchor. Sotheby's, 14 Apr 2008, lot 59. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3746121.

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From the same sale 19th Century Paintings · Apr 2008

LotArtistEstimateResult
a view of the oostelijke handelskade with the ss gouwestroom, amsterdam Cornelis Vreedenburgh €4,000–€6,000
figures at leisure near the castle of wijk bij duurstede Cornelis Springer €120,000–€180,000
a scottish collie Otto Eerelman €5,000–€7,000
a view of Amersfoort Jan Weissenbruch €20,000–€30,000
Behind the Westerkerk, Enkhuizen Cornelis Springer €4,000–€6,000
Boating in a polder landscape Frederik Jacobus Van Rossum Du Chattel €4,000–€6,000

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Willem Gruyter sailing vessels on a calm sea $5,992 Sotheby's, Sep 2005
Willem Gruyter A hay barge on the choppy waves of the Zuiderzee Christie's, May 2013
Johannes Bosboom ** Johannes Bosboom Matsart, Mar 2026
Willem Gruyter shipping in choppy waters, a town in the distance Sotheby's, Oct 2005
Adrianus Eversen Adrianus Eversen: Wintery Snow-Covered Street in a Dutch Tow VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG, May 2025
Willem Gruyter a sailing vessel near a rocky coast Sotheby's, Oct 2007
Johannes Bosboom View of a Dutch Harbour Lempertz, Nov 2021
Willem Gruyter Beached bomschuiten Sotheby's, Dec 2006

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