Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros
The Pantheon, Rome
Found at
Christies,
London (Online Auction)
The Lure of Naples: A Private Collection of Italian Views, Lot 37
30.Nov - 07. Dezember 201
The Lure of Naples: A Private Collection of Italian Views, Lot 37
30.Nov - 07. Dezember 201
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
black chalk, pen and brown ink, watercolour heightened with white, on two joined sheets
30¾ x 43½ in. (78.3 x 110.5 cm.)
After his return from his tour through Italy in 1778, Ducros went into business with Giovanni Volpato in Rome. Together they were very successful as their views of Rome (often engraved by Volpato and coloured by Ducros and his studio) were in high demand with Grand Tourists. Besides these worked-up prints, Ducros made independent watercolours, of which the present one is a particularly large and accomplished example. These large drawings, often executed on several sheets to obtain the desired la
Please note this is the property of a private collector.
According to the 2008 catalogue (see below), possibly acquired by the ancestors of the then-owners. | Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 8 July 2008, lot 115, where acquired by the present owners.
30¾ x 43½ in. (78.3 x 110.5 cm.)
After his return from his tour through Italy in 1778, Ducros went into business with Giovanni Volpato in Rome. Together they were very successful as their views of Rome (often engraved by Volpato and coloured by Ducros and his studio) were in high demand with Grand Tourists. Besides these worked-up prints, Ducros made independent watercolours, of which the present one is a particularly large and accomplished example. These large drawings, often executed on several sheets to obtain the desired la
Please note this is the property of a private collector.
According to the 2008 catalogue (see below), possibly acquired by the ancestors of the then-owners. | Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 8 July 2008, lot 115, where acquired by the present owners.
Auction result well in line with expectations
In November 2017 Christies in London held the auction The Lure of Naples: A Private Collection of Italian Views, which included the work The Pantheon, Rome by Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 12,000.00 – 18,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 12,500.00 (€ 14,189.36) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Via Appia Near Formia, With Travellers And Peasants By The Walls Of Castellone (?), The Bay Of Gaeta And Mount Circeo Beyond; And A Port With Maltese Merchants And Sailors Making Music And Dancing, The Fort Of Gaeta Beyond in July 2001 with an auction result of GBP 168,750.00 (€ 274,797.19).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im November 2017 führte Christies in London die Auktion The Lure of Naples: A Private Collection of Italian Views durch, in der auch die Arbeit The Pantheon, Rome von Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 12.000,00 – 18.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 12.500,00 (€ 14.189,36) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Via Appia Near Formia, With Travellers And Peasants By The Walls Of Castellone (?), The Bay Of Gaeta And Mount Circeo Beyond; And A Port With Maltese Merchants And Sailors Making Music And Dancing, The Fort Of Gaeta Beyond im Juli 2001 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 168.750,00 (€ 274.797,19).
Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros - Auction history
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