Alexis Grimou
Portrait Of A Contemplative Gentleman, Said To Be A Huguenot, Resting His Arm On An Open Book
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Important Old Master Paintings and European Works of Art Including Property of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Lot 370
8. Jun - 8. Jun 2007
Important Old Master Paintings and European Works of Art Including Property of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Lot 370
8. Jun - 8. Jun 2007
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 USD
Price realised: 33.000 USD
Price realised: 33.000 USD
Description
Alexis GrimouArgenteuil near Paris 1678 - 1733 Paris
ARGENTEUIL NEAR PARIS 1678 - 1733 PARIS
PORTRAIT OF A CONTEMPLATIVE GENTLEMAN, SAID TO BE A HUGUENOT, RESTING HIS ARM ON AN OPEN BOOK
signed lower right, Grimou f. / 1729.
oil on canvas
51 1/2 by 38 1/2 in.; 130.3 by 97.8 cm.
Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, July 12, 2001, lot 211
ARGENTEUIL NEAR PARIS 1678 - 1733 PARIS
PORTRAIT OF A CONTEMPLATIVE GENTLEMAN, SAID TO BE A HUGUENOT, RESTING HIS ARM ON AN OPEN BOOK
signed lower right, Grimou f. / 1729.
oil on canvas
51 1/2 by 38 1/2 in.; 130.3 by 97.8 cm.
Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, July 12, 2001, lot 211
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Portrait Of A Contemplative Gentleman, Said To Be A Huguenot, Resting His Arm On An Open Book by Alexis Grimou was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in June 2007, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 40,000.00 – 60,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 33,000.00 (€ 24,408.28). Other works by Alexis Grimou have also sold for higher prices; the highest price we have seen at auction so far was achieved in July 2019 by the work Portrait of a lady, three-quarter-length, in a white dress with blue bows, and a violet mantle, playing a hurdy gurdy, in a wooded landscape at GBP 25,062.00 (€ 27,516.41).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Portrait Of A Contemplative Gentleman, Said To Be A Huguenot, Resting His Arm On An Open Book von Alexis Grimou im Juni 2007 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 40.000,00 – 60.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 33.000,00 (€ 24.408,28) den Besitzer. Andere Arbeiten von Alexis Grimou wurden auch schon teurer gehandelt; den höchsten Preis, den wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachten konnten, erzielte im Juli 2019 die Arbeit Portrait of a lady, three-quarter-length, in a white dress with blue bows, and a violet mantle, playing a hurdy gurdy, in a wooded landscape mit GBP 25.062,00 (€ 27.516,41).
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