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636 - Jan Theodorus Giessen*
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Estimate €80 - €150
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Jan Theodorus Giessen* (The Hague 1900 – 1983 The Hague) Battle for The Hague, 1940 Indian ink on paper, 46 x 7 cm signed ‘Jan Th Giessen’, dated ‘40’ monogrammed ‘J Th. G.’ ESTIMATE €80 – €150 STARTING PRICE €80 Johannes (also: Jan) (Theodorus) Giessen (also: Giesen) lived and worked for most of his life in his hometown of The Hague. From 1929 to 1946, he taught at the Hague Academy. Giesen’s artistic work spanned several styles, but always remained firmly rooted in representational art. When representational art fell out of fashion after the Second World War, Giesen largely fell into obscurity. He was only rediscovered in the 1990s. Further artists and styles: Woodcut, Art Deco, David Bautz, Woodcut, Art Deco, David Bautz, Hagen School, Dutch Impressionism, Haagse School, The Hague painting, 20th century PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price comprises the highest bid plus the buyer’s premium, VAT and, where applicable, the artists’ resale rights fee and platform fee. In the case of standard taxation (marked °), a premium of 24 per cent is added to the highest bid. The statutory sales tax of 13 per cent (20 per cent for photographs) is added to the sum of the highest bid, the buyer’s premium and the platform fee. The buyer’s premium amounts to 28 per cent in the case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation
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About the sale Modern Art, Lots 1–508: Starts at 10.00 am CET; Lots 509–981: Starts at 4.00 pm CET
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Auction time 09/30/2026 at 10:00 AM
Lot description modified on 09/26/2026 at 2:03 PM
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