Baron Jean-Baptiste Regnault
The Origin of Painting, or Dibutade tracing the profile of the shepherd; and The Origin of Sculpture, or Pygmalion and Galatea
Found at
Christies,
London
Living with Design: The Collections of Walter Lees and Mr NC., Lot 141
16. Jul - 16. Jul 2010
Living with Design: The Collections of Walter Lees and Mr NC., Lot 141
16. Jul - 16. Jul 2010
Estimate: 8.000 - 12.000 GBP
Price realised: 49.250 GBP
Price realised: 49.250 GBP
Description
Baron Jean-Baptiste Regnault (Paris 1754-1829)
The Origin of Painting, or Dibutade tracing the profile of the shepherd; and The Origin of Sculpture, or Pygmalion and Galatea
both signed 'Regnault'
black chalk, pen and black ink, brown wash, one with fragmentary watermark
6½ x 8½ in. (17.2 x 21.5 cm.)
a pair (2)
The Origin of Painting, or Dibutade tracing the profile of the shepherd; and The Origin of Sculpture, or Pygmalion and Galatea
both signed 'Regnault'
black chalk, pen and black ink, brown wash, one with fragmentary watermark
6½ x 8½ in. (17.2 x 21.5 cm.)
a pair (2)
Artwork auctioned at four times the upper estimate price
The work The Origin of Painting, or Dibutade tracing the profile of the shepherd; and The Origin of Sculpture, or Pygmalion and Galatea by Jean-Baptiste Regnault was worth GBP 49,250.00 (€ 59,217.58) to a buyer in July 2010. This price was achieved in the auction Living with Design: The Collections of Walter Lees and Mr NC. at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 12,000.00 many times over. Admittedly, works by Jean-Baptiste Regnault have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Venus And Adonis in January 2015 with an auction result of USD 293,000.00 (€ 259,521.70).
Kunstwerk zum Vierfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit The Origin of Painting, or Dibutade tracing the profile of the shepherd; and The Origin of Sculpture, or Pygmalion and Galatea von Jean-Baptiste Regnault war einem Käufer im Juli 2010 GBP 49.250,00 (€ 59.217,58) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Living with Design: The Collections of Walter Lees and Mr NC. bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 12.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Jean-Baptiste Regnault auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Venus And Adonis im Januar 2015 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 293.000,00 (€ 259.521,70).
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