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Lot 234 · Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolors

A canvasbound sketchbook containing 30 leaves with pencil and charcoal studies, some with coloured pencil, of Enkhuizen, depicting amongst others activity in the harbour, studies of fishing vessels and streetscenes

Willem Bastiaan Tholen

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Estimate
€1,400–€1,800 hammer ≈ $1,236–$1,589
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolors, New York · 22 January 2002
Record ID
TB-2026-6178126
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Willem Bastiaan Tholen, A canvasbound sketchbook containing 30 leaves with pencil and charcoal studies, some with coloured pencil, of Enkhuizen, depicting amongst others activity in the harbour, studies of fishing vessels and streetscenes. Christie's, 22 Jan 2002, lot 234. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6178126.

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Willem Bastiaan Tholen, A canvasbound sketchbook containing 30 leaves with pencil and charcoal studies, some with coloured pencil, of Enkhuizen, depicting amongst others activity in the harbour, studies of fishing vessels and streetscenes. Christie's, 22 Jan 2002, lot 234. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6178126.

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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Willem Bastiaan Tholen Mother and child $2,340 Christie's, Mar 2000
Willem Bastiaan Tholen A canvasbound sketchbook containing 25 leaves with charcoal Christie's, Sep 2001
Willem Bastiaan Tholen a moored boat in a polder landscape Sotheby's, Oct 2004
Willem Bastiaan Tholen A barge on the Kanaal at Scheveningen Christie's, Nov 2011
Willem Bastiaan Tholen Beached fishing boats Lyon & Turnbull, Feb 2020
Willem Bastiaan Tholen Jeugdportret (1878) Christie's, Sep 2002
Willem Bastiaan Tholen a portrait Herman Jan de Rouville de Meux Sotheby's, Mar 2007
Willem Bastiaan Tholen a polder landscape with a rowing boat Sotheby's, Oct 2004

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