Lot 55 · Impressionist & Modern Evening Sale
A scholar sharpening his quill
Salomon Koninck · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- €10,000–€15,000 hammer ≈ $15,528–$23,292
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Impressionist & Modern Evening Sale, New York · 6 May 2008
- Dimensions
- 57.2 x 46 cm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5459787
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Salomon Koninck, A scholar sharpening his quill. Christie's, 6 May 2008, lot 55. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5459787.
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Salomon Koninck, A scholar sharpening his quill. Christie's, 6 May 2008, lot 55. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5459787.
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From the same sale Impressionist & Modern Evening Sale · May 2008
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|---|---|---|---|
| Woman Knitting | Henry Moore | $500,000–$700,000 | |
| Le Baiser, 2ème réduction dit aussi n o 4 | Auguste Rodin | $600,000–$900,000 | |
| Au Cirque | Marc Chagall | $2,500,000–$3,500,000 | |
| L'Ile aux Orties | Claude Monet | $6,000,000–$9,000,000 | |
| Route de Versailles | Alfred Sisley | $1,000,000–$1,500,000 | |
| An Italianate river landscape with travellers; and An Italianate land… | Philips Augustyn Immenraet | €10,000–€15,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salomon Koninck | David and Bathsheba mourning their dead son | $35,280 | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | |
| Salomon Koninck | The Tribute Money | Christie's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Salomon Koninck | david and bathsheba mourning over their dead son | Sotheby's, May 2006 | ||
| Salomon Koninck | Portrait of a Priest or Rabbi | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| George Romney | Cornelius Heathcote (1754-1825) , c. 1767 | Freeman's | Hindman, May 2026 | ||
| Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Sep 2025 | ||
| Salomon Koninck | susanna and the elders | Sotheby's, Jun 2019 | ||
| Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn | The Artist's Mother Seated, in an Oriental Headdress: Half L | Bonhams, Jan 2025 |
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.