Lot 192 · Evening Sale of Works from the Peter Norton Collection
First steps in the surf
Bernardus Johannes Blommers · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- €50,000–€70,000 hammer ≈ $63,920–$89,488
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Evening Sale of Works from the Peter Norton Collection, New York · 26 October 2004
- Dimensions
- 61.5 x 51.5 cm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5881351
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Bernardus Johannes Blommers, First steps in the surf. Christie's, 26 Oct 2004, lot 192. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5881351.
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Bernardus Johannes Blommers, First steps in the surf. Christie's, 26 Oct 2004, lot 192. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5881351.
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From the same sale Evening Sale of Works from the Peter Norton Collection · Oct 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shake a Tail Feather | Wangechi Mutu | $120,000–$180,000 | |
| Guitar Neck | Christian Marclay | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| From Our Side | Jim Hodge | $600,000–$800,000 | |
| In afwachting: looking out over sea | Jozef Israels | €3,000–€5,000 | |
| Giggling with grandmother | Luigi Mion | €12,000–€16,000 | |
| Prunes and a peach | Philippe Rousseau | €5,000–€7,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernardus Johannes Blommers | Sorting the catch | $151,493 | Sotheby's, Oct 2003 | |
| Bernardus Johannes Blommers | The return of the fishing fleet | Christie's, Jan 2010 | ||
| Bernardus Johannes Blommers | Playtime on the Beach | Christie's, Apr 2015 | ||
| Bernardus Johannes Blommers | The Young Navigators | Sotheby's, Nov 2004 | ||
| Bernardus Johannes Blommers | Playing in the surf | Christie's, Apr 2003 | ||
| Bernardus Johannes Blommers | Vischverkoop op het strand; On the beach | Christie's, Apr 2004 | ||
| Bernardus Johannes Blommers | Waving goodbye to father | Christie's, Oct 2000 | ||
| Bernardus Johannes Blommers | A day at the beach | Christie's, Jul 2019 |
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.