Arthur Dupagne
A Patinated Plaster Figure Of An African Woman As A Water Carrier Entitled "Congo"
Found at
Sothebys,
Paris
Orientalist Sale: Paintings, Sculptures and Works of Art, Lot 132
29. Oct - 29. Oct 2008
Orientalist Sale: Paintings, Sculptures and Works of Art, Lot 132
29. Oct - 29. Oct 2008
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 EUR
Price realised: 27.150 EUR
Price realised: 27.150 EUR
Description
Arthur Dupagne1895-1961Porteuse d'eau intitulée "Congo"
A PATINATED PLASTER FIGURE OF AN AFRICAN WOMAN AS A WATER CARRIER ENTITLED "CONGO" BY ARTHUR DUPAGNE (1895-1961), SIGNED DUPAGNE.
grandeur nature, à mi-cuisses, représentée entièrement nue, les bras levés tenant sur sa tête une jarre en terre cuite. Les cheveux sont bouclés courts.
signé DUPAGNE sur la terrasse
plâtre patiné ; (quelques accidents à la base)
Haut. 251 cm
height. 99 in
A PATINATED PLASTER FIGURE OF AN AFRICAN WOMAN AS A WATER CARRIER ENTITLED "CONGO" BY ARTHUR DUPAGNE (1895-1961), SIGNED DUPAGNE.
grandeur nature, à mi-cuisses, représentée entièrement nue, les bras levés tenant sur sa tête une jarre en terre cuite. Les cheveux sont bouclés courts.
signé DUPAGNE sur la terrasse
plâtre patiné ; (quelques accidents à la base)
Haut. 251 cm
height. 99 in
A top price for Arthur Dupagne
In October 2008 Sothebys in Paris held the auction Orientalist Sale: Paintings, Sculptures and Works of Art, which included the work A Patinated Plaster Figure Of An African Woman As A Water Carrier Entitled "Congo" by Arthur Dupagne. The »bidding war« ended at EUR 27,150.00 36% above the upper estimate. With this result, A Patinated Plaster Figure Of An African Woman As A Water Carrier Entitled "Congo" is even the most expensive work of art by Arthur Dupagne that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Arthur Dupagne
Im Oktober 2008 führte Sothebys in Paris die Auktion Orientalist Sale: Paintings, Sculptures and Works of Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit A Patinated Plaster Figure Of An African Woman As A Water Carrier Entitled "Congo" von Arthur Dupagne zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von EUR 27.150,00 und damit 36% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist A Patinated Plaster Figure Of An African Woman As A Water Carrier Entitled "Congo" sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Arthur Dupagne, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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