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Lot 139 · Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolors

Spiegelend water: shipping on a calm

Abraham Hulk · oil on panel

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Estimate
€20,000–€30,000 hammer ≈ $26,644–$39,966
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolors, New York · 6 May 2009
Dimensions
32 x 48 cm
Record ID
TB-2026-5366188
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Abraham Hulk, Spiegelend water: shipping on a calm. Christie's, 6 May 2009, lot 139. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5366188.

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From the same sale Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolors · May 2009

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Adam and Eve with Cain and Abel Workshop Of Frans Floris €15,000–€20,000
A quack drawing stones from the head of a patient Jan Miense Molenaer €6,000–€8,000
Diogenes searching for an Honest Man Jan Victors €15,000–€20,000
A silver mounted 'Kendi', a peeled lemon, a roll of bread, black and … Harmen Loeding €60,000–€80,000
Studies of figures in motion Taddeo Zuccari $40,000–$60,000

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Abraham Hulk On the Scheldt, low tide; On the Scheldt, sunset each 20.5 x $34,745 Bonhams, Mar 2021
Abraham Hulk Dutch fishingboats setting out to sea with fishermen on the Christie's, Oct 2001
Abraham Hulk Shipping in a Squall; and Shipping in a Calm Christie's, Jun 2003
Abraham Hulk Choppy waters in the estuary; and Calm waters near the shore Christie's, Jul 2009
Abraham Hulk A Zwartewaalse Gaffelaar leaving port Christie's, Mar 2000
Abraham Hulk Fishing boats in choppy waters Sotheby's, Apr 2009
Abraham Hulk Shipping by a jetty in a breeze Christie's, Apr 2001
Abraham Hulk [no title recorded] Dorotheum, Apr 2018

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