Lot 249 · 19th Century & Modern Art
The desire
Fritz Van Den Berghe · watercolour, gouache and pencil on paper
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- Estimate
- €30,000–€50,000 hammer ≈ $33,651–$56,085
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 19th Century & Modern Art, Amsterdam · 13 June 2017
- Dimensions
- 62 x 47 cm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3920196
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Fritz Van Den Berghe, The desire. Christie's, 13 Jun 2017, lot 249. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3920196.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Setters puppies | Otto Eerelman | €20,000–€30,000 | |
| Champs de blé avant l’orage, Dilbeek | Jean Brusselmans | — | upcoming |
| Buffalo Bill | Otto Eerelman | €6,000–€8,000 | |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fritz Van Den Berghe | Le fumeur | $44,191 | Bonhams, Jun 2025 | |
| Fritz Van Den Berghe | l'accident | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Fumeur à la cigarette blanche (Smoker with a White Cigarette | Phillips, Apr 2026 | ||
| Fritz Van Den Berghe | Le chasseur de têtes | Christie's, Jun 2012 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Baigneuse assise | Sotheby's, Mar 2025 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Vénus et l'amour d'après Cranach | Bonhams, Dec 2024 | ||
| Fritz Van Den Berghe | La Peur | Sotheby's, Mar 2017 | ||
| Leo Gestel | Landschap (Landscape) | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 |
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.