{"id":8869,"date":"2022-03-24T13:42:36","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T12:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bernaerts.eu\/29-31-maart-2022-modern-vs-classic-veilingen-resultaten\/"},"modified":"2023-09-04T14:22:14","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T12:22:14","slug":"29-31-maart-2022-modern-vs-classic-veilingen-resultaten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bernaerts.eu\/en\/29-31-maart-2022-modern-vs-classic-veilingen-resultaten\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring sale March 29-31-2022, results"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1668437384168{margin-top: 5% !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Spring sale March 29-31 2022, results<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1668437394849{margin-top: 2% !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]If this spring auction had to be summed up in two adjectives, the best one would be ‘unpredictably successful’, in that order. The most eagerly awaited lots remained unsold but there were plenty of surprises in the various Modern, Classic and Paper sessions. Below report with hammer prices (excl. commission 22\/ 25 or 28%).<\/p>\n

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The results achieved for a series of antique furniture items that had to be sold by order of the Public Prosecutor’s Office within the framework of a judicial investigation also did not go unnoticed. Thus, an early 18th century Queen Anne cheek armchair (lot 649) fetched \u20ac 5000, a ‘bachelor’s chest’ (lot 651) \u20ac 11000 and a French buffet with an upright that has been handed down to us with traces of old polychromy (lot 654) \u20ac 10000. A long trestle table (lot 658) changed hands for \u20ac 6500 and a double sided desk from ca. 1720, also from Axel Vervoordt, surprised just about every one present, online and in the hall, and was hammered down to a round \u20ac 100,000 (lot 650).<\/p>\n

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A copper panel by Peter I Verhulst (Dorpskermis, lot 590) did indeed tempt a collector at \u20ac 24,000, but for the other landscapes by 17th century contemporaries, the bids did not materialise. An unexpected turn of events, however, was taken by a canvas by a 19th century artist, who has so far remained anonymous. The ‘model in studio’, painted from an exceptional standpoint, estimated at \u20ac 800\/1200, was fought for up to \u20ac 18000 (lot 760). A typical Verboeckhoven (lot 684) did not disappoint either and was awarded \u20ac 13000.<\/p>\n

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A striking disappointment in the Moderns session was the 1922 ‘Opus 31′ by one of the strong holders of the Belgian avant-garde, Victor Servranckx (lot 385). However, a 1995 “Ovalie” by LA artist Kenny Scharf fetched \u20ac 22000 (lot 415) and Victor Vasarely’s 1948 work painted on stone did meet expectations (lot 386, res.: \u20ac 14000).<\/p>\n

A polygonal bar cabinet (lot 475, res.: \u20ac 10500), attributable to Ico and Luisa Parisi, was also easily purchased, as were other design pieces such as a table by Christian Krekels (lot 526, res.: \u20ac 8000). Sam Dillemans’ self-portrait (lot 417) proved to be worth as much as a large canvas by Jan Cobbaert (lot 392, res.: \u20ac 8000) and from the small collection of works by Felix De Boeck, ‘Zelfgave’ (lot 400) proved to be the most valuable (res.: \u20ac 3800).<\/p>\n

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At the last session, that of 30 March, 383 lots of ‘paper’ were offered, ranging from valuable old books, modern prints and drawings to contemporary editions, from Ptolemy to Rinus Van de Velde.<\/p>\n

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A beautiful atlas of the Greek astrologer was offered, a Venetian edition of 1599 (lot 1014), which sold on the telephone to a French customer for \u20ac 5200.<\/p>\n

What was striking was that, from the very first lot, the bidding and buying was good and consistent, both in the hall and online and on the phone. For example, the drawing by the Japanese grandmaster Hokusai (lot 1034) was sold online to a foreign customer for \u20ac 15000.<\/p>\n

After the first old section, we immediately dived into the 20th century with numerous rarer art books and publications, including the inevitable Marcel Broodthaers. A set of his ‘Lettres Ouvertes’ (lot 1082) was chased to \u20ac 2600. A little later it was the turn of the duo ‘Bezette Stad’ (lot 1092) and ‘La Fin du Monde film\u00e9e par l’Ange N.-D.’ (lot 1093), both unexpected (lot 1093), both indestructible classics, as it turned out, as Van Ostaijen again effortlessly fetched \u20ac 1300 while Cendrars’ masterpiece sold for a fair \u20ac 2000.<\/p>\n

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The fascinating chapter of interbellum graphics was broached with a small selection of Ensor prints (lots 1118 – 1124), with results ranging from \u20ac 1100 to \u20ac 4600, the latter for his second plate of ‘La Cath\u00e9drale’ (lot 1124).<\/p>\n

Amongst the drawings from the same period, it was the Dutch artist Pieter Van der Hem (lots 1151-52) who claimed all the attention with top results of \u20ac 3500 and \u20ac 9000, closely followed by our own Jos Leonard (lot 1176) with \u20ac 4000 for a rare abstract drawing from the former Verbaet collection.<\/p>\n

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It was clear in advance that the focus of the auction would be on post-war and contemporary art, and so it happened. A small occasional drawing by the Catalan master Joan Mir\u00f3 (lot 1190) in a catalogue of his work from 1958 fetched \u20ac 3500, while a rare print by his compatriot Alexander Calder (lot 1243) found a new buyer at \u20ac 5500.<\/p>\n

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A beautiful 1978 drawing by Christian Dotremont was offered under lot 1202. Days before the auction, the interest in this piece was already evident from the prebids that were placed. Yet it was not until the telephone that the dispute was settled and the hammer fell after a fierce battle at \u20ac 34000. The same honour almost fell to Rinus Van de Velde (lot 1227), as his 2015 drawing ‘You will never be lonely, I promise’ knocked down an equally impressive \u20ac22000 with a buyer on the phone.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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