Adolphe Theodore Martial Jules Potémont
Views in South Africa, Réunion and Madagascar: Natives driving cattle; Lighthouse Church of Santa Susanna, Réunion; River scene with figure; River scene with a water bird; A ravine; A Settlement; and Buffalo in Madagascar
Estimate: 600 - 800 GBP
Price realised: 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 1.500 GBP
Description
Adolphe Theodore Martial Jules Potémont (1828-1883)
Views in South Africa, Réunion and Madagascar: Natives driving cattle; Lighthouse Church of Santa Susanna, Réunion; River scene with figure; River scene with a water bird; A ravine; A Settlement; and Buffalo in Madagascar
three signed 'Adolphe Potémont' (lower right), two inscribed, the first 'Madagascar Walla Massa' (lower right), the second 'Phare de St Suzanne - Bourbon Adolphe Potémont' (on the reverse)
pencil, watercolour and chalk on paper
unframed
6 3/8 x 9¾in. (16.1 x 24.8cm.) and smaller (7)
Views in South Africa, Réunion and Madagascar: Natives driving cattle; Lighthouse Church of Santa Susanna, Réunion; River scene with figure; River scene with a water bird; A ravine; A Settlement; and Buffalo in Madagascar
three signed 'Adolphe Potémont' (lower right), two inscribed, the first 'Madagascar Walla Massa' (lower right), the second 'Phare de St Suzanne - Bourbon Adolphe Potémont' (on the reverse)
pencil, watercolour and chalk on paper
unframed
6 3/8 x 9¾in. (16.1 x 24.8cm.) and smaller (7)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 88 %.
This artwork by Adolphe Martial Potémont achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in September 2010. In the Travel, Science and Natural History auction, the work Views in South Africa, Réunion and Madagascar: Natives driving cattle; Lighthouse Church of Santa Susanna, Réunion; River scene with figure; River scene with a water bird; A ravine; A Settlement; and Buffalo in Madagascar sold for GBP 1,500.00 (€ 1,734.91) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 800.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Adolphe Martial Potémont - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Vue D'Une Rivière, Probablement À Madagascar, which sold at auction in June 2016 for EUR 6,875.00.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 88 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Adolphe Martial Potémont erzielte im September 2010 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Travel, Science and Natural History wurde die Arbeit Views in South Africa, Réunion and Madagascar: Natives driving cattle; Lighthouse Church of Santa Susanna, Réunion; River scene with figure; River scene with a water bird; A ravine; A Settlement; and Buffalo in Madagascar für GBP 1.500,00 (€ 1.734,91) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 800,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Adolphe Martial Potémont mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Vue D'Une Rivière, Probablement À Madagascar beobachtet, die im Juni 2016 für EUR 6.875,00 versteigert wurde.
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