PAN AMSTERDAM HIGHLIGHT SOLD
Dealer in Asian Art, Floris Van der Ven summed up the general impression of the opening in these words, ‘Most people are finding it easier to make up their minds than they did last year, although you still have to work hard for the large pieces.’
One of the finest pictures of a Kimono Girl by George Hendrik Breitner (1857-1923) is one of the first highlights to be sold. It was sold by Kunsthandel Peter Pappot for somewhere between € 500,000 and € 600,000. The model was probably his muse Geesje Kwak..
The Rijksmuseum Amsterdam bought an extremely rare aircraft seat from De Andere Tijd. The 1932 imitation leather passenger seat was used in the Fokker aircraft on intercontinental routes. Very few examples have survived, as these aircraft only had four passenger seats.
The Rijksmuseum voor Oudheden, Leiden, bought items from Robert Schreuder Antiquair that included a nineteenth-century copy of an ancient Egyptian statue. Classical antiquity in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries is a new area of special interest for the museum.
An art fair with many faces
In 2011 PAN Amsterdam attracted 51,693 visitors — young and old, from museums to private art enthusiasts, art advisors and interior designers. PAN Amsterdam is an inspiring place for anyone who loves beauty; wants to give their home an individual identity, is looking for a gift with a history, or simply falls in love with that beautiful little cabinet or that painting which sends shivers down your spine.
18-25 November 2012
RAI Park Hal (Hall 8 ) Amsterdam
Posted on December 2, 2011 by Editors
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