Alphonse Legros
Young Hercules and Chiron; Two studies of a young child resting her head in her hands; A portrait of a man with a moustache, in profile to the right
Found at
Christies,
New York
The Scholars Eye: Property from the Julius Held Collection Part II, Lot 349
30. Jan - 30. Jan 2009
The Scholars Eye: Property from the Julius Held Collection Part II, Lot 349
30. Jan - 30. Jan 2009
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 USD
Price realised: 2.250 USD
Price realised: 2.250 USD
Description
Alphonse Legros (Dijon 1837-1911 Watford)
Young Hercules and Chiron; Two studies of a young child resting her head in her hands; A portrait of a man with a moustache, in profile to the right
signed and dated 1898, 1856 and 1899 respectively
metalpoint (1 and 3); black chalk (2)
9¾ x 12 1/8 in. (248 x 308 mm.); 5½ x 8 5/8 in. (140 x 219 mm.); 10½ x 7¾ in. (267 x 197 mm.) (3)
Young Hercules and Chiron; Two studies of a young child resting her head in her hands; A portrait of a man with a moustache, in profile to the right
signed and dated 1898, 1856 and 1899 respectively
metalpoint (1 and 3); black chalk (2)
9¾ x 12 1/8 in. (248 x 308 mm.); 5½ x 8 5/8 in. (140 x 219 mm.); 10½ x 7¾ in. (267 x 197 mm.) (3)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 88 %.
This artwork by Alphonse Legros achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in January 2009. In the The Scholars Eye: Property from the Julius Held Collection Part II auction, the work Young Hercules and Chiron; Two studies of a young child resting her head in her hands; A portrait of a man with a moustache, in profile to the right sold for USD 2,250.00 (€ 1,757.26) - well above the upper estimate of USD 1,200.00. Admittedly, works by Alphonse Legros have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Female Torso in December 2013 with an auction result of GBP 13,750.00 (€ 16,539.12).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 88 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Alphonse Legros erzielte im Januar 2009 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The Scholars Eye: Property from the Julius Held Collection Part II wurde die Arbeit Young Hercules and Chiron; Two studies of a young child resting her head in her hands; A portrait of a man with a moustache, in profile to the right für USD 2.250,00 (€ 1.757,26) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 1.200,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Alphonse Legros auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Female Torso im Dezember 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 13.750,00 (€ 16.539,12).
Alphonse Legros - Auction history
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