Lot 121 A · Post-War & Contemporary Evening Sale
The drawbridge, Giethoorn
Willem Bastiaan Tholen · oil on canvas laid down on plywood
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- Estimate
- €1,500–€2,000 hammer ≈ $2,374–$3,166
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War & Contemporary Evening Sale, New York · 15 April 2008
- Dimensions
- 20.5 x 33 cm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5465766
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Willem Bastiaan Tholen, The drawbridge, Giethoorn. Christie's, 15 Apr 2008, lot 121 A. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5465766.
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Willem Bastiaan Tholen, The drawbridge, Giethoorn. Christie's, 15 Apr 2008, lot 121 A. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5465766.
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From the same sale Post-War & Contemporary Evening Sale · Apr 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle on a riverbank | Hendrikus Van De Sande Bakhuyzen | €15,000–€20,000 | |
| Mint (Red) | Ed Ruscha | $2,500,000–$3,500,000 | |
| Black: Two Dots and Eleven | Alexander Calder | $1,200,000–$1,800,000 | |
| Marching Figure | Bruce Nauman | $400,000–$600,000 | |
| Andrew Head/Andrew Head, Stacked | Bruce Nauman | $1,500,000–$2,500,000 | |
| Untitled (locomotive) | Robert Rauschenberg | $350,000–$550,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willem Bastiaan Tholen | a polder landscape with a rowing boat | $3,753 | Sotheby's, Oct 2004 | |
| Willem Bastiaan Tholen | a summer landscape with moored boats in a waterway | Sotheby's, Oct 2006 | ||
| Willem Bastiaan Tholen | moored sailingvessel in an evening landscape | Sotheby's, Sep 2005 | ||
| Willem Bastiaan Tholen | a girl in the woods near a barn | Sotheby's, Oct 2008 | ||
| Willem Bastiaan Tholen | The harbour entrance | Christie's, May 2016 | ||
| Willem Bastiaan Tholen | Giethoorn | Christie's, Jun 2012 | ||
| Willem Bastiaan Tholen | a farm on the waterfront, The Kaag | Sotheby's, Apr 2004 | ||
| Willem Bastiaan Tholen | shipping on the Zuiderzee | Sotheby's, Mar 2007 |
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.